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Deer Lick Bluff

Deer Lick Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Lick Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 502 m. Johnson Top stands 568 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96342, -86.18943

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Miller Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • The Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Round Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Wilson Top: 2.0 mi
  • Larkin Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks: 53
  • Skyline Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
  • Johny Garden: 15.5 mi
  • Dry Creek Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 30
Springs: 20
  • Polly Anne Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Champion Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Austin Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Holly Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 7
  • The Rock Zoo: 14.5 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 16.0 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 16.0 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 16.0 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 16.0 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Waterfall: 23.1 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 23.2 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Deer Lick Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson TopW 277°568 m7.0 mi
Flat TopNNE 18°567 m9.2 mi
Crane TopNNE 33°562 m10.0 mi
Talley TopNNW 345°558 m4.0 mi
High TopW 260°557 m8.4 mi
Big TopNNE 13°555 m3.9 mi
Husky TopW 272°551 m4.9 mi
Bear Hollow MountainENE 64°550 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:3219:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:1018:43
December solstice06:5015:5916:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.45.85.14.85.24.73.94.33.44.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358910111

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