Cliff · Alabama
Painted Bluff
Painted Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 247 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bean Rock Bluff, a cliff 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 247 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.46315, -86.44638
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Merrill Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bob Mountain: 1.6 mi
- McDermott Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cloud Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Cave Mountain Small Wild Area: 3.8 mi
- New Hope City Park: 5.5 mi
- Lindsey-Honeycomb Creek Wild Area: 5.6 mi
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center: 9.5 mi
- Arab City Park: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 45
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 8.8 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 14.3 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 15.0 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Bean Rock Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Clark Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Blue Rock Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Mill Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Honey Bluff: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 17.5 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 18.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 19.9 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 20.0 mi
Museums: 14
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 17.7 mi
- SMPA Artist House: 18.2 mi
- Burritt Museum: 18.3 mi
- Albertville Museum: 19.1 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 12
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 13.7 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 13.7 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 16.5 mi
- SkyLume: 18.1 mi
- Artistic Images: 19.1 mi
Springs: 11
- Byrd Spring: 15.9 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 18.9 mi
- Fearn Spring: 18.9 mi
- Brahan Spring: 18.9 mi
- Alm's Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 12: 18.8 mi
- Pavilion 7: 18.8 mi
- Pavilion 9: 18.8 mi
- Pavilion 11: 18.8 mi
- Pavilion 10: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 16.6 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Marie's Garden: 14.1 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 19.8 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Little Nashville: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Painted Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mountain | NW 325° | 409 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wade Point | NNW 332° | 401 m | 8.8 mi |
| Russell Point | NNW 327° | 397 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | N 352° | 394 m | 4.5 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | WNW 291° | 391 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bell Point | WNW 294° | 387 m | 10.2 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | NNW 330° | 386 m | 3.5 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | N 352° | 385 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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