Cliff · Alabama
Banking Grounds
Banking Grounds is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 88 m. Bryant Mountain stands 352 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mail Route Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 244 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 88 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.89927, -87.10111
- 244.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mail Route Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Leeth Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dooley Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Hammonds Shinbone Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Gin Mountain: 6.4 mi
Parks: 52
- Stoney Lonesome OHV Park: 7.8 mi
- Hollow Hills Park: 7.9 mi
- Valley Park: 10.3 mi
- Hudson-Kirby Stadium: 10.4 mi
- Gamble Avenue Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- April 27, 2011 Tornado memeorial: 10.8 mi
- Blount Springs: 17.6 mi
- Bent, not Broken: 23.0 mi
- Colonel Cullman: 24.4 mi
- Cullman Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Alabama Mining Museum: 11.6 mi
- Brookside Historic Museum: 21.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 23.5 mi
- Cullman County Museum: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Cullman County Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Bike Repair: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Clarkson Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hammer Park: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Turtle Rock: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Corinth: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Banking Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Mountain | E 92° | 352 m | 15.3 mi |
| McAnnally Mountain | ENE 77° | 349 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hamilton Mountain | E 94° | 306 m | 13.8 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | E 97° | 283 m | 14.9 mi |
| Haynes Mountain | NNE 32° | 282 m | 19.1 mi |
| Stout Mountain | ENE 58° | 281 m | 17.8 mi |
| Duffy Mountain | E 79° | 279 m | 18.9 mi |
| Garden City Mountain | ENE 68° | 271 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358905731
Day trips start here
- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 14 mi
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