Goat Bluff
Goat Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost Mountain, a peak 4.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 237 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
How to reach it
- 236.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cowen Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Hickory Flat Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Penitentiary Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Srygley Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bee Branch Scenic Area: 5.2 mi
- Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- H. A. Alexander Park: 8.7 mi
- Brushy Creek Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
- Jesse Owens Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
- Goat Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Cook Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Fall Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Turtle Rock: 23.1 mi
- Star Theater Historic Monument: 9.3 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 18.5 mi
- Winston County Confederate Monument: 23.8 mi
- Caney Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Mill Falls: 19.0 mi
- Factory Falls: 20.0 mi
- Booger Tree: 16.1 mi
- Batts Nest: 20.1 mi
- Corinth: 21.5 mi
- Old Car: 8.7 mi
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 18.5 mi
- Coca Cola Historic Mural: 9.4 mi
- Franklin County Archives: 18.2 mi
- Natural Bridge Park: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Goat Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | ENE 70° | 324 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kinlock Knob | SW 228° | 317 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cheatham Knob | E 86° | 313 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 96° | 310 m | 17.1 mi |
| Horsemill Mountain | WNW 286° | 308 m | 12.7 mi |
| Flat Mountain | E 98° | 306 m | 17.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 95° | 303 m | 15.1 mi |
| Balls Mountain | SSW 198° | 300 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moulton 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358988844
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