China Bluff
China Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 57 m. Hays Mount stands 88 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is China Bluff Access Area, a park 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 172 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
How to reach it
- 171.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
67 named places within 25 miles
- China Bluff Access Area: 0.6 mi
- S.W. Taylor Overlook: 0.8 mi
- Riverside Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Panola Park: 2.6 mi
- Sumter Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Whitsetts Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Cherry Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Clays Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Carraways Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Jones Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Solomon Hill: 11.4 mi
- Hays Mount: 17.4 mi
- Campbell Hill: 17.6 mi
- Trimble Hill: 18.2 mi
- Burton Hill: 20.9 mi
- Shark Tooth Creek: 9.4 mi
- Binnsville: 10.2 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 16.1 mi
- Civil Rights Marker: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of China Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Mount | SE 129° | 88 m | 17.4 mi |
| Burton Hill | SE 134° | 84 m | 20.9 mi |
| Hagan Hill | SE 139° | 79 m | 21.0 mi |
| Trimble Hill | SE 139° | 77 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | SE 135° | 77 m | 24.8 mi |
| Campbell Hill | SE 140° | 66 m | 17.6 mi |
| Solomon Hill | ESE 113° | 64 m | 11.4 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | S 178° | 56 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:29 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 2 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358908501
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