Skip to content

McCartys Bluff

McCartys Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McCartys Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Scott Mountain stands 168 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach Bluff, a cliff 2.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 180 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.94737, -88.12307

39 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 16
Parks: 11
  • Bashi Creek Public Use Area: 3.3 mi
  • Woods Bluff Public Use Area: 3.7 mi
  • Okatuppa Creek Public Use Area: 9.6 mi
  • Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: 10.6 mi
  • Robert Locke Park: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Campbell Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Owl Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Hill Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Dunagan Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Betty Gap Mountain: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scott MountainNW 312°168 m18.7 mi
Hill MountainNW 307°132 m10.7 mi
Betty Gap MountainWNW 303°132 m11.6 mi
Campbell MountainESE 109°123 m7.1 mi
Dunagan HillSSE 151°108 m10.7 mi
Lingo MountainNW 310°108 m12.1 mi
Owl HillSE 144°101 m8.2 mi
Hatchetigbee HillsS 175°56 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
June solstice05:4819:2620:02
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5016:1616:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657379828177675750
Precip in5.54.65.74.04.14.66.04.84.34.04.85.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thomasville, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358955275

More cliffs in Alabama

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to McCartys Bluff.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens