Roses Bluff
Roses Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 136 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pride Bluff, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 7.1 miles off. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 136 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trail of Tears Water Route Overlook on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 328.7 · 7 mi
- Colbert Ferry · 8 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 10 mi
- Waterfall · 21 mi
143 named places within 25 miles
- Seven Mile Island Public Shooting Area: 5.2 mi
- Colbert County Park: 6.4 mi
- Sevenmile Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Nitrate Village Number 1 Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry Park: 7.8 mi
- Potato Hill Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Summer House Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Sandfall Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Tennessee Valley Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Alabama Music Hall of Fame: 9.0 mi
- Sacred Way Sanctuary Interpretive Center and Museum: 10.2 mi
- W.C. Handy Home and Museum: 10.3 mi
- Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: 10.8 mi
- Romeo and Juliet: 10.8 mi
- Dr George Huckaba Sundial: 10.8 mi
- Dr. George William Huckaba Sundial: 10.8 mi
- George H. Carroll: 10.9 mi
- Pack of Lions: 10.9 mi
- Cherokee Military Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Old Cypress Mill: 9.4 mi
- The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House: 10.5 mi
- Old Railroad Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Old Railroad Bed: 11.0 mi
- Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 3.8 mi
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 9.9 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 17.8 mi
- Pride Bluff: 2.0 mi
- York Bluffs: 10.2 mi
- Cook Bluff: 13.3 mi
- George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 10.9 mi
- Wilson Dam Lookout: 13.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roses Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsemill Mountain | SSE 149° | 308 m | 23.7 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | SSE 154° | 297 m | 22.8 mi |
| Summer House Mountain | SW 232° | 287 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | W 262° | 268 m | 5.7 mi |
| Timber Knob Mountain | S 181° | 263 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 255° | 262 m | 7.0 mi |
| LaGrange Mountain | ESE 114° | 262 m | 17.6 mi |
| Wagnon Mountain | S 170° | 261 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscle Shoals WTP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358942657
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