Melton Bluff
Melton Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 174 m
How to reach it
- 257.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lawrence County Park: 1.1 mi
- Limestone County Park: 2.1 mi
- Elk River Lodge State Park: 3.8 mi
- Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Lovers Lane Public Park: 6.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 8.4 mi
- Dedicar Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Courtland Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Chicken Foot Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Bates Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Saltpeter Cave Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 13.1 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 14.2 mi
- Helicopter: 14.2 mi
- Lest We Forget: 15.3 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 16.7 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Athens City Mural: 14.1 mi
- Fiddle Player: 14.4 mi
- Beaver: 17.0 mi
- Dragonfly: 17.0 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 14.2 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 14.2 mi
- Gulf Museum: 14.4 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 15.9 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 16.4 mi
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 9.7 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 18.3 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 22.9 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 4.7 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 16.9 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Wilson Dam Lookout: 23.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | SSW 198° | 324 m | 22.9 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | SSW 202° | 288 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hickory Flat Mountain | SSW 201° | 286 m | 22.6 mi |
| Minor Hill | N 8° | 275 m | 21.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 180° | 271 m | 23.8 mi |
| Srygley Mountain | SSW 201° | 270 m | 21.5 mi |
| Burleson Mountain | SE 133° | 269 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wren Mountain | SSW 199° | 265 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Courtland 2 WSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358919883
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