Cliff · Alabama
Sheep Bluff
Sheep Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Johnson Top stands 568 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buddy Top, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 289 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.91814, -86.22860
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buddy Top: 0.8 mi
- Skillet Handle: 1.0 mi
- Hodge Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Larkin Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Maxwell Mountain: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Skyline Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Lacy Reservation: 17.3 mi
- Samuel Key Reservation: 17.5 mi
- Ka-Lea Park: 17.9 mi
- Elliott Reservation: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Deer Lick Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Sand Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Bishop Point: 6.4 mi
- Winding Stairs: 6.8 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 7.4 mi
Springs: 22
- Polly Anne Spring: 8.8 mi
- Champion Spring: 13.6 mi
- Fearn Spring: 20.3 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 20.4 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 16
- The Rock Zoo: 13.7 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 17.9 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 19.6 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 19.6 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 19.7 mi
Museums: 13
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 19.9 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 19.9 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 20.2 mi
- North Alabama Railroad Museum: 20.3 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 11
- Alabama A&M Agribition Center: 19.9 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 20.0 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 22.3 mi
- Three Caves: 22.6 mi
- Lyon Family Farms: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Flintville Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Neversink Pit: 14.9 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 17.0 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
- David Wilson: 19.7 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 21.1 mi
- Statue of William Hooper Councill: 21.5 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 24.1 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Harvey's Garden: 19.6 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 20.2 mi
- Marie's Garden: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Little Nashville: 11.4 mi
- Bellefonte: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 19.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Sheep Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Top | NW 310° | 568 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 23° | 567 m | 12.9 mi |
| Crane Top | NE 34° | 562 m | 13.9 mi |
| Talley Top | N 10° | 558 m | 7.0 mi |
| High Top | WNW 285° | 557 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Top | NNE 24° | 555 m | 7.5 mi |
| Husky Top | NW 320° | 551 m | 4.2 mi |
| Bear Hollow Mountain | ENE 57° | 550 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:59 | 16:38 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsboro, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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