Russell Point
Russell Point is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 504 m. West Ramsey stands 627 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Montague Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 504 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- The Overlook · 25 mi
- Sunset Rock · 26 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 27 mi
- Ropers Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Montague Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Bullhead: 1.6 mi
- Tar Kiln Point: 1.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wynne Point: 2.6 mi
- Woods Reservation: 0.8 mi
- Johnson Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Jones Reservation: 3.8 mi
- William Jones Reservation: 4.2 mi
- Thorn Reservation: 4.3 mi
- Sand Steps: 2.1 mi
- Split Rock: 2.5 mi
- Billy Goat Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Falling Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Steele Point: 7.0 mi
- Jumpoff Falls 90: 11.6 mi
- Falls Branch Falls 15: 13.1 mi
- Mini Denny Cove Falls: 14.5 mi
- Denny Cove Falls: 14.8 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.9 mi
- Crownover Spring: 1.0 mi
- Campbell Spring: 2.2 mi
- Abbott Spring: 3.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 3.1 mi
- Cantrell Spring: 3.1 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 0.6 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 6.3 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 7.6 mi
- Danny Cove: 13.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 18.1 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 6.5 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 7.1 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 16.8 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 17.4 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 24.3 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 6.7 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 7.9 mi
- Neversink Pit: 16.1 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 16.8 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 17.3 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 17.7 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 22.0 mi
- Dinah Shore Murals: 22.0 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 22.0 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 22.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 18.5 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 18.6 mi
- Memorial Cross: 16.3 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 16.8 mi
- Moonshine Still: 22.7 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.3 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 21.7 mi
- Bellefonte: 19.6 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Russell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ramsey | N 8° | 627 m | 20.9 mi |
| East Ramsey | N 10° | 616 m | 21.1 mi |
| Red Hill | N 357° | 591 m | 10.2 mi |
| Claibornes View | NNW 348° | 578 m | 19.3 mi |
| High Top | NNW 328° | 574 m | 18.7 mi |
| Deerstand Hill | NE 36° | 572 m | 4.9 mi |
| Flat Top | WNW 294° | 567 m | 19.7 mi |
| Crane Top | WNW 296° | 562 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358927302
Day trips start here
- Chattanooga · 29 mi
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