Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Morton Hill stands 628 m to the east-southeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Reeves Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 8.1 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 27.8 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reeves Hill: 0.9 mi
- Jerry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wikoff Hill: 1.2 mi
- Marcheta Hill: 1.3 mi
- Jones Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pelham Park: 3.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 3.5 mi
- Michael Tucker Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Centennial Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Raymond C. Elwell Park: 4.4 mi
- Berman Museum: 3.1 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 3.2 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 15.6 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 16.0 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 4.6 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 7.4 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 9.3 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 4.8 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 5.0 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 15.1 mi
- Janney Furnace: 16.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 15.4 mi
- Goat Bluff: 22.8 mi
- All Saints Garden: 4.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 11.4 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Minden: 19.6 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | ESE 108° | 628 m | 1.6 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | NE 36° | 612 m | 3.3 mi |
| Moorman Hill | NE 39° | 608 m | 2.6 mi |
| King Hill | S 181° | 594 m | 2.3 mi |
| Stanley Hill | SSE 147° | 581 m | 2.2 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | E 89° | 549 m | 1.2 mi |
| Frederick Hill | NE 49° | 541 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mokeley Hill | NE 48° | 539 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anniston Metro AP, 9 mi away.
- Timber Rattlesnake6 obs
- White-tailed Deer5 obs
- longleaf pine5 obs
- striped wintergreen5 obs
- Wild Turkey4 obs
- Creek Chub4 obs
- wild carrot4 obs
- Spotted Salamander3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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