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Scirum Bluff

Scirum Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Scirum Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.99038, -86.61138

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Swann Covered Bridge Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cleveland Family Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
  • King’s Bend Scenic Overlook Park: 3.2 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls Park: 4.4 mi
  • Locust Fork Community Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Blountsville: 2.5 mi
  • Ebenezer Hearn: 6.3 mi
  • Bell: 7.6 mi
  • Federal Raid: 7.8 mi
  • The Gamble School: 8.0 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Saint Joseph: 6.3 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 6.3 mi
  • Pietà: 6.5 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 8.3 mi
  • Angel Wings: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • OBA Artwalk: 8.4 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 17.3 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 17.7 mi
  • Horse Pens 40: 18.1 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Powell Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Laylas’s Garden: 8.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Scirum Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainESE 106°452 m18.5 mi
Wornock MountainW 275°436 m5.0 mi
Butler MountainS 181°430 m18.7 mi
Foster MountainS 181°421 m19.3 mi
Cahaba MountainSSE 164°419 m17.6 mi
Saint Clair MountainSSE 153°414 m13.9 mi
Black Oak MountainS 182°413 m20.0 mi
Praytor MountainS 179°411 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3619:2520:02
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0416:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596774787772604943
Precip in5.85.85.85.64.94.74.73.93.93.64.65.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanceville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358928283

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