Jacobs Ladder Bluff
Jacobs Ladder Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 193 m. Kinlock Knob stands 317 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Bridge Canyon Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 21 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 193 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 209.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 21 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 24 mi
68 named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Hill: 5.8 mi
- Moore Hill: 11.3 mi
- Suggs Mountain: 15.5 mi
- Ikes Knob: 15.9 mi
- Freedom Hills: 16.1 mi
- Rock Bridge Canyon Park: 1.5 mi
- Hodges Town Park: 3.1 mi
- Vina Park: 6.8 mi
- Dismals Wonder Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Red Bay Dixie Youth Baseball Complex: 10.8 mi
- Yale: 17.1 mi
- Barnsville: 18.3 mi
- Pikeville: 23.6 mi
- Batts Nest: 24.8 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 5.8 mi
- State Rock: 9.2 mi
- Cook Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Factory Falls: 13.0 mi
- Mill Falls: 15.2 mi
- Franklin County Archives: 15.1 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 21.0 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 18.1 mi
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 18.6 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jacobs Ladder Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinlock Knob | E 96° | 317 m | 23.9 mi |
| Horsemill Mountain | ENE 72° | 308 m | 17.7 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | ENE 70° | 297 m | 15.5 mi |
| Summer House Mountain | N 4° | 287 m | 23.6 mi |
| Macedonia Mountain | ENE 73° | 281 m | 23.5 mi |
| Ikes Knob | ESE 122° | 278 m | 15.9 mi |
| Timber Knob Mountain | NNE 14° | 263 m | 18.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | N 355° | 262 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Russellville 4 SSE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358916881
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- Tuscumbia · 28 mi
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