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Goat Bluff

Goat Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Goat Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alabama Welcome Center, a rest area 2.0 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.63955, -85.37495

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Black Jack Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Turkey Heaven Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Tally Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Bee Hill: 9.2 mi
  • West Hill: 9.6 mi
Parks
  • Bulldog Stadium: 8.2 mi
  • Medal of Honor Park: 9.0 mi
  • Standpipe Park: 9.0 mi
  • Tally Valley Park: 9.2 mi
  • Legion Park: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 4
  • Tallapoosa Historical Society: 8.8 mi
  • West Georgia Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Roopville Agricultural Museum: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Alabama Welcome Center: 2.0 mi
  • Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Chaos Haunted House: 15.8 mi
  • Hightower Falls Event Venue: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Unity: 16.8 mi
  • Matthew 4:19: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hightower Falls: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Goat Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dugger MountainNW 324°648 m20.7 mi
Morton HillW 280°628 m21.3 mi
Big Oak MountainWNW 289°612 m21.6 mi
Moorman HillWNW 287°608 m21.7 mi
King HillW 275°594 m22.5 mi
Oakey MountainNNW 334°591 m18.5 mi
Stanley HillW 276°581 m21.3 mi
Wikoff HillWNW 281°549 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2118:53
June solstice05:3219:1919:56
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4316:0016:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424552606774787772615144
Precip in5.65.95.64.84.74.65.44.43.33.44.55.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heflin, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358912859

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