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Choctaw Bluff

Choctaw Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Choctaw Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Grove Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.35989, -87.76694

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 11
  • Grove Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Roundtop Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Rock Wall Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Jenny Bell Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Monger Hill: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 8
  • H.W. Pearce, Jr. Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
  • Palmer Stadium: 15.5 mi
  • Alabama Bluegrass Music Park: 17.7 mi
  • Upper State Game Sanctuary: 18.2 mi
  • Lock Number One Left Bank Public Use Area: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort Mims: 13.1 mi
  • World War I Monument (1924): 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Blueberry Patch: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Choctaw Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orange HillN 3°150 m24.9 mi
Jenny Bell HillE 90°109 m13.9 mi
Roundtop HillNNW 328°105 m9.5 mi
High HillWSW 258°81 m19.0 mi
Dove Roost HillWSW 248°78 m20.8 mi
Monger HillW 268°60 m16.9 mi
Blocker HillWSW 258°59 m16.9 mi
High Rocky HillW 272°55 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4819:2419:59
September equinox06:4018:1718:49
December solstice06:4716:1616:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258647279818176665650
Precip in5.75.55.54.73.96.35.45.24.43.84.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358908517

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