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McIntosh Bluff

McIntosh Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McIntosh Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Roundtop Hill stands 105 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blocker Hill, a peak 4.9 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.25712, -87.98889

40 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 14
Peaks: 11
  • Blocker Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Dove Roost Hill: 6.3 mi
  • High Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Beard Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Monger Hill: 7.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • Boykin State Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
  • Alabama Bluegrass Music Park: 16.3 mi
  • Palmer Stadium: 17.0 mi
  • H.W. Pearce, Jr. Memorial Park: 18.1 mi
  • Ellicott's Stone Historical Park: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Fort Mims: 10.4 mi
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Stockton Heritage Museum: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roundtop HillNNE 28°105 m17.2 mi
Dwight HillWSW 247°99 m17.5 mi
Big Sand HillWSW 256°96 m17.5 mi
High HillWNW 300°81 m6.3 mi
Dove Roost HillW 264°78 m6.3 mi
Big RockSSW 211°63 m12.3 mi
Monger HillNNW 330°60 m7.5 mi
Blocker HillNW 316°59 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
June solstice05:4919:2420:00
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:4716:1716:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485258647279818176665650
Precip in5.75.55.54.73.96.35.45.24.43.84.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358979088

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