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York Bluffs

York Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

York Bluffs is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 126 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tri Cities Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 13 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
126 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77814, -87.68114

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tri Cities Park: 0.3 mi
  • McFarland Park: 0.5 mi
  • York Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
  • Tenth Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
  • Florence Municipal Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 55
  • River Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Sandfall Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Colbert Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Richardson Point: 8.3 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Steam Engine Mural: 0.8 mi
  • W. C. Handy: 1.7 mi
  • Dr George Huckaba Sundial: 2.0 mi
  • Dr. George William Huckaba Sundial: 2.0 mi
  • George H. Carroll: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 2
  • George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 2.0 mi
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wilson Dam Lookout: 3.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsemill MountainS 174°308 m22.1 mi
Suggs MountainS 180°297 m22.2 mi
Summer House MountainWSW 253°287 m13.6 mi
Macedonia MountainSSE 160°281 m22.2 mi
Sand MountainW 261°268 m15.9 mi
Timber Knob MountainSW 228°263 m13.7 mi
LaGrange MountainSE 146°262 m10.7 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 258°262 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3919:3120:08
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5516:0516:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553606876797872615144
Precip in4.95.15.35.05.04.85.14.44.03.74.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscle Shoals 2 N, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358942795

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