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Walnut Bluff

Walnut Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton Ferry Public Use Area, a park 2.8 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
21 m

How to reach it

Coordinates31.97848, -87.46389

36 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Clifton Ferry Public Use Area: 2.8 mi
  • Holleys Ferry Access Point Park: 3.1 mi
  • Gulletts Bluff Park: 7.0 mi
  • Munden Park: 7.2 mi
  • Shell Creek Park: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Peaks: 5
  • Grumpton Hills: 11.7 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Orange Hill: 24.2 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walnut Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orange HillSW 222°150 m24.2 mi
Wildcat HillENE 74°143 m24.8 mi
Grumpton HillsE 99°135 m11.7 mi
Lookout HillSSE 150°132 m15.3 mi
Morgan HillENE 68°95 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4519:2420:00
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:4716:1316:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158647379818076655548

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camden 3 NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358952871

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