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Ruffner Mountain

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Elevation
316 m
Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
Bald Rock Mountain475 m · 16.1 mi
Nearest byway
Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds6.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:01local time
Coordinates
33.5629, -86.6960
Ruffner Mountain from directly overhead

Ruffner Mountain is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a recorded 316 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellard Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 6.8 miles off.

Ruffner Mountain is a 1,040 acre urban nature preserve located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is one of the largest privately held 501 (c) (3) urban nature preserves in the United States.

Elevation
316 m
Access
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Ruffner Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Rock MountainE 80°475 m16.1 mi
Signal MountainSSE 150°460 m13.2 mi
Sand MountainSE 138°447 m13.0 mi
Butler MountainNNE 23°430 m11.8 mi
Foster MountainNNE 24°421 m11.2 mi
Cahaba MountainNE 38°419 m16.0 mi
Saint Clair MountainNNE 33°414 m20.5 mi
Black Oak MountainNNE 23°413 m10.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3819:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4816:0516:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

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