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Yellow Bluff

Yellow Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rock, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 15 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
244 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.98260, -86.28081

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. H.D. Jenkins Park: 3.8 mi
  • McKay Park: 9.1 mi
  • Attalla City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Siberton Park: 10.0 mi
  • Ashville Community Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Buzzard Rock: 0.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Little Red Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Raccoon Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Sam Hopper Mountain: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Antioch Cemetary: 7.3 mi
  • Bailey School: 8.5 mi
  • USAF Combat Controller SSGT. Forrest B. Sibley Memorial Bridge: 9.5 mi
  • CSA: 10.2 mi
  • Champion Mines: 10.6 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Angel Wings: 11.3 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 11.5 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 23.9 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 23.9 mi
  • Pietà: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Noccalula Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Powell Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Laylas’s Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 24.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 16.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainSSW 195°452 m4.6 mi
Wornock MountainW 272°436 m23.9 mi
Aurora MountainNNE 26°425 m12.6 mi
Cahaba MountainSW 221°419 m21.5 mi
Saint Clair MountainSW 227°414 m17.3 mi
Village MountainSW 232°409 m24.9 mi
Buzzard RockNW 305°406 m0.5 mi
McPherson MountainW 273°404 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2320:00
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:4716:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434654627077818074635345
Precip in5.55.55.15.64.25.25.03.64.13.44.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358998442

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