Cliff · Alabama
Winding Stairs
Winding Stairs is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 472 m. Johnson Top stands 568 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobs Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 472 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.82148, -86.20221
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Jacobs Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Round Knob: 1.6 mi
- Brooks Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Maxwell Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Elliott Reservation: 11.9 mi
- Lacy Reservation: 12.2 mi
- Stevens Reservation: 12.3 mi
- College Hill Historic District: 14.3 mi
- King Caldwell Park: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Sand Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Trenton Point: 5.3 mi
- Sheep Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Bishop Point: 7.6 mi
- Bucklight Point: 8.6 mi
Springs: 19
- Polly Anne Spring: 12.6 mi
- Champion Spring: 15.0 mi
- Fearn Spring: 18.3 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 18.4 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 13
- The Rock Zoo: 9.4 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 13.8 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 14.1 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 19.3 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 19.8 mi
Museums: 13
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 13.7 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 13.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 18.3 mi
- North Alabama Railroad Museum: 19.7 mi
- Burritt Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 10
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 13.8 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 17.1 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 17.1 mi
- Alabama A&M Agribition Center: 19.2 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Hotel Monte Sano: 19.6 mi
- David Wilson: 20.4 mi
- Statue of William Hooper Councill: 21.1 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 20.7 mi
- Pavilion 7: 23.9 mi
- Pavilion 12: 23.9 mi
- Pavilion 1: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Neversink Pit: 11.1 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 11.8 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 14.8 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Little Nashville: 5.0 mi
- Bellefonte: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Pisgah Gorge Falls #1: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 18.5 mi
- Marie's Garden: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Winding Stairs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Top | NNW 330° | 568 m | 12.4 mi |
| Talley Top | N 359° | 558 m | 13.6 mi |
| High Top | NW 318° | 557 m | 11.2 mi |
| Big Top | N 7° | 555 m | 13.7 mi |
| Husky Top | NNW 337° | 551 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wilson Top | N 360° | 548 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | NNE 18° | 544 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cooper Top | NNE 23° | 544 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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