Egypt Bluff
Egypt Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Melton Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 260 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 259.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lawrence County Park: 3.8 mi
- Limestone County Park: 3.9 mi
- Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Elk River Lodge State Park: 5.3 mi
- Round Island Creek Public Use Area: 6.8 mi
- Baker Hill: 6.8 mi
- Dedicar Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Courtland Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Chicken Foot Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Bates Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Melton Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Saltpeter Cave Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 11.6 mi
- Helicopter: 11.7 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 12.7 mi
- Lest We Forget: 13.1 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 14.5 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Athens City Mural: 11.6 mi
- Fiddle Player: 11.9 mi
- Beaver: 14.8 mi
- Dragonfly: 14.8 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 11.7 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 11.7 mi
- Gulf Museum: 11.9 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 13.6 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 14.2 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 11.9 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 16.5 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 21.0 mi
- Historic Downtown Hartselle: 24.7 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.7 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Betts Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Egypt Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | SSW 205° | 324 m | 23.7 mi |
| Hickory Flat Mountain | SSW 208° | 286 m | 23.5 mi |
| Minor Hill | N 1° | 275 m | 21.2 mi |
| Mull Mountain | S 185° | 275 m | 24.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 186° | 271 m | 23.7 mi |
| Srygley Mountain | SSW 208° | 270 m | 22.5 mi |
| Burleson Mountain | SE 138° | 269 m | 21.2 mi |
| Wren Mountain | SSW 205° | 265 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Courtland 2 WSW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358910787
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