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High View

High View, seen from above at true elevation

High View is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 384 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kash Bluff, a cliff 3.3 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 16 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.74480, -85.75942

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Raccoon Creek Public Hunting Area: 5.4 mi
  • Mud Creek Public Shooting Area: 6.0 mi
  • Ider Park: 6.3 mi
  • Pisgah Civitan Park: 7.5 mi
  • Pisgah City Park: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Warren Smith Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Walker Mountain: 9.6 mi
  • Fox Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Russell Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Fox Mountain: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
Springs: 18
  • Graham Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Graham Springs: 12.0 mi
  • Cloud Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Austin Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Wynne Cave Spring: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Rock Schoolhouses: 17.3 mi
  • Dye Ditch Gang: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gulf MountainESE 117°659 m18.4 mi
Round TopENE 72°647 m21.1 mi
Fox MountainE 93°591 m11.0 mi
Fox MountainE 90°584 m11.3 mi
Deerstand HillN 358°572 m19.9 mi
Pigeon MountainESE 108°566 m21.9 mi
Little MountainSSE 149°564 m16.5 mi
Orme MountainN 355°551 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3119:2320:00
September equinox06:3218:0818:41
December solstice06:4715:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606875787871615043
Precip in5.75.75.84.33.64.34.73.34.13.64.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsboro 2 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358915575

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