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Rattlesnake Bluff

Rattlesnake Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Bluff is a cliff in Oklahoma, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Whiskey Peak stands 508 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rookpile Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mountain Pass Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.13455, -94.67633

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 50
  • Rookpile Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • High Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Carnasaw Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Grapevine Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks: 13
  • Beavers Bend State Park: 0.8 mi
  • River Bend Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Stephens Gap Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Carson Creek Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
  • Hochatown State Park: 4.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • McCurtain County Veterans Memorial Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Museum of the Red River: 19.4 mi
  • Sevier County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Jet Boat Joe's: 4.9 mi
  • Train Engine: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Eagle Drive Day Use Area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Smithville Historical Marker: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whiskey PeakNE 45°508 m20.8 mi
Williams MountainNE 42°452 m10.7 mi
Gobblers KnobNE 42°452 m10.7 mi
Signal MountainWNW 304°446 m24.7 mi
East Signal PeakWNW 304°446 m24.7 mi
Spring MountainNNW 340°434 m22.9 mi
High PeakNNW 330°429 m23.5 mi
Turkey MountainNE 49°424 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:31
June solstice06:0819:5720:34
September equinox07:0718:4419:17
December solstice07:2116:3517:14

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553616977818174635244
Precip in3.84.24.65.36.34.63.93.24.15.24.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Broken BOW 1 N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357402857

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