The Brow
The Brow is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 243 m. Weisner Mountain stands 575 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 0.8 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 243 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 18.0 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gadsden Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
- Ola Lee Mize Patriots Park: 0.5 mi
- Gadsden Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
- Noccalula Falls Park: 0.7 mi
- Joseph T. Robinson Park: 1.4 mi
- Ewing Hill: 1.6 mi
- Avery Hill: 4.7 mi
- Moragne Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Dunaway Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Greens Creek Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter: 0.5 mi
- Main Battle Tank: 0.5 mi
- Noccalula Statue: 0.7 mi
- Spirit of American Citizenship: 2.0 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 16.2 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 19.0 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 19.0 mi
- Albertville Museum: 19.7 mi
- SMPA Artist House: 20.5 mi
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 0.7 mi
- Janney Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 18.0 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 18.8 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 0.8 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 0.8 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 18.0 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 20.5 mi
- Turkey Town: 20.2 mi
- Minden: 23.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Brow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisner Mountain | E 91° | 575 m | 19.8 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | ESE 119° | 543 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SE 129° | 523 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ben White Point | SE 134° | 482 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chandler Mountain | WSW 244° | 452 m | 17.9 mi |
| Aurora Mountain | NW 311° | 425 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | W 259° | 406 m | 15.6 mi |
| Raccoon Mountain | W 263° | 383 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gadsden, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358969126
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