Red Bluff (Mississippi landmark)
Red Bluff (colloquially known as Mississippi's Little Grand Canyon) is a natural geologic feature, located in Marion County, Mississippi, United States,[1] located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the community of Morgantown.[2]
Geologic description
[edit]Red Bluff is a geological formation created by the natural erosion of the west bank of the Pearl River. The bluff is an exposure red clay, soil, sand, and other colorful sediments[3] and rises to an elevation of approximately 371 feet (113 m) above sea level.[1] The bluff slopes sharply by approximately 200 feet (60 m)[3] into the Pearl River floodplain.[2] The natural erosion process continues and has forced the movement of nearby Mississippi Highway 587 at least two times.[3][4][5]
Tourism
[edit]The view from the bluff encompasses a significant portion of the Pearl River Basin in Marion County, as well as the eastern portion of the nearby city of Columbia, Mississippi.[3][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Red Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. September 24, 1980. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Morgantown, Mississippi, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1970
- ^ a b c d Mississippi by Marlo Carter Kirkpatrick (pg. 179) [dead link]
- ^ Mississippi Bed and Breakfast Association
- ^ Traffic Light Doctor (November 14, 2025). When Mother Nature Defeats Human Engineering: The Fall of Highway 587. Retrieved November 15, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Marion County Development Partnership (website)