Cliff · Alabama
Lovers Leap
Lovers Leap is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 311 m. Whitesburg Mountain stands 391 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Peck Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 311 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.39509, -86.75417
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peck Mountain: 1.9 mi
- McAllister Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Bean Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Doss Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Brewer Disc Golf Course: 3.0 mi
- Huskey Park: 3.4 mi
- Shorty Ryan Park: 3.7 mi
- South Park: 8.3 mi
- Depot Park: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 41
- Historic Downtown Hartselle: 10.8 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 13.2 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 15.2 mi
- Ave Maria Grotto: 15.6 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Bee Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 12.1 mi
- Lewis Buff: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 18
- Falkville: 9.0 mi
- Tortoise: 18.8 mi
- Schooling fish: 18.9 mi
- Rabbit: 18.9 mi
- Dragonfly: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Purple Heart Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Cullman Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Colonel Cullman: 15.7 mi
- Dane Estes Memorial: 17.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Cullman County Museum: 15.7 mi
- Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 17.4 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 19.5 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 20.1 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Pavilion 12: 23.1 mi
- Pavilion 9: 23.1 mi
- Pavilion 10: 23.1 mi
- Pavilion 7: 23.1 mi
- Pavilion 11: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 4
- Rose Garden: 19.0 mi
- Marie's Garden: 22.7 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 23.5 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Betts Spring: 19.3 mi
- Byrd Spring: 21.0 mi
- Betts Spring: 22.5 mi
- Brahan Spring: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lacon: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Cullman County Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Lovers Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesburg Mountain | NE 45° | 391 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bell Point | NE 43° | 387 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lehman Point | NE 37° | 385 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bettinger Mountain | NE 55° | 379 m | 14.0 mi |
| Husky Mountain | NE 52° | 378 m | 13.4 mi |
| Georgia Mountain | NE 50° | 377 m | 8.3 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NE 50° | 377 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kennedy Point | NE 40° | 370 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullman 1.5se/kress Farms, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358919051
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