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Thrasher Bluff

Thrasher Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Thrasher Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 303 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Street Bluff, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 29 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
303 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38454, -86.35471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Georgia Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Baker Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Fort Deposit Point: 3.5 mi
  • Cave Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Snow Point: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • Tom Jackson Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cave Mountain Small Wild Area: 3.8 mi
  • Lindsey-Honeycomb Creek Wild Area: 3.9 mi
  • Marshall County Park: 4.0 mi
  • Big Spring Creek Small Wild Area: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 8
  • Dane Estes Memorial: 20.8 mi
  • Battle Royal: 23.3 mi
  • Exploit of Murphree Sisters: 23.3 mi
  • Federal Raid: 23.4 mi
  • Bailey School: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Waterfall: 23.6 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Byrd Spring: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Thrasher Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNW 320°409 m14.8 mi
Lemley MountainNNW 329°394 m11.5 mi
Meeks MountainNW 320°386 m10.9 mi
McKinney MountainNNW 327°385 m10.6 mi
Soda TopNNE 18°379 m10.9 mi
Bettinger MountainNW 308°379 m14.2 mi
Husky MountainNW 306°378 m15.0 mi
Negro MountainNE 48°377 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3419:2420:02
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4916:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553616977807974635244
Precip in5.55.75.44.84.84.54.24.04.53.34.25.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guntersville No.2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358930219

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