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Steele Point

Steele Point, seen from above at true elevation

Steele Point is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 494 m. Red Hill stands 591 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is John Sumach Reservation, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
494 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.95786, -85.94192

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Summers Top: 1.7 mi
  • Warren Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Little Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Round Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Little Coon Mountain: 4.3 mi
Parks: 60
  • Skyline Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
  • Woods Reservation: 7.4 mi
  • Russells Track: 8.1 mi
  • Johnson Reservation: 8.4 mi
  • Steele Park on Main: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 35
Springs: 17
  • Champion Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Austin Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Holly Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Graham Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Graham Springs: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 14.0 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 15.1 mi
  • Mini Denny Cove Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Pisgah Gorge Falls #1: 20.3 mi
  • Denny Cove Falls: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 6
  • The Rock Zoo: 12.6 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 18.5 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 18.5 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 18.5 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 18.5 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 20.2 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 20.3 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Steele Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillNNE 29°591 m13.1 mi
High TopN 350°574 m17.4 mi
Deerstand HillENE 62°572 m11.0 mi
Flat TopNW 309°567 m14.5 mi
Crane TopNW 316°562 m12.2 mi
Cape of Good HopeN 7°558 m15.3 mi
Talley TopWNW 286°558 m15.6 mi
Payne ViewNNE 16°557 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:56
June solstice05:3119:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:4915:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596774787771604942
Precip in5.65.75.75.74.24.85.44.04.43.64.96.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358929526

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