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Melton Bluff

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Elevation
174 m
Tallest summit within 23.8 miles
Penitentiary Mountain324 m · 22.9 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway257.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:06local time
Coordinates
34.7504, -87.2111
Melton Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Melton Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded 174 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawrence County Park, a park 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 257 miles off.

Elevation
174 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Melton Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Penitentiary MountainSSW 198°324 m22.9 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainSSW 202°288 m23.4 mi
Hickory Flat MountainSSW 201°286 m22.6 mi
Minor HillN 8°275 m21.2 mi
Brushy MountainS 180°271 m23.8 mi
Srygley MountainSSW 201°270 m21.5 mi
Burleson MountainSE 133°269 m23.2 mi
Wren MountainSSW 199°265 m22.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:3719:2920:06
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5316:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

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