Saltpeter Cave Bluff
Saltpeter Cave Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovers Lane Public Park, a park 3.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 255 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 254.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lovers Lane Public Park: 3.0 mi
- Lawrence County Park: 3.0 mi
- Limestone County Park: 3.5 mi
- Elk River Lodge State Park: 3.8 mi
- Graceland Park: 3.9 mi
- Dedicar Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Courtland Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Green Bluff Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Brooks Spring Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Mackeys Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Athens City Mural: 17.7 mi
- Fiddle Player: 18.0 mi
- Coca Cola Historic Mural: 19.9 mi
- Beaver: 20.9 mi
- Melton Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Greens Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 15.6 mi
- Helicopter: 17.7 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 17.7 mi
- Lest We Forget: 19.2 mi
- Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 19.2 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 17.7 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 17.7 mi
- Gulf Museum: 18.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 19.8 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 19.8 mi
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 8.1 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 20.5 mi
- George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 22.8 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 21.4 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 8.5 mi
- Wilson Dam Lookout: 19.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Saltpeter Cave Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | S 188° | 324 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | SSW 192° | 288 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hickory Flat Mountain | S 191° | 286 m | 22.8 mi |
| Minor Hill | NNE 19° | 275 m | 20.9 mi |
| Srygley Mountain | S 190° | 270 m | 21.8 mi |
| Wren Mountain | S 188° | 265 m | 22.6 mi |
| LaGrange Mountain | WSW 244° | 262 m | 18.7 mi |
| Adams Hill | NNE 34° | 260 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358928087
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