Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area
Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area is a park in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 359 m. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoal Creek Picnic Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 359 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 26 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hitching Beech: 2.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Potter Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Wilkinson Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Brymer Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Shoal Creek Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Fagan's Park: 10.1 mi
- Jaycee Park: 10.1 mi
- Tiger Stadium: 10.3 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 11.7 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 11.7 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 15.2 mi
- World Trade Center: 15.5 mi
- The Wall of Tears: 15.6 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 11.9 mi
- West Georgia Museum: 15.3 mi
- Tallapoosa Historical Society: 15.6 mi
- Berman Museum: 16.2 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 16.3 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 18.0 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 18.1 mi
- Goat Bluff: 14.5 mi
- All Saints Garden: 17.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugger Mountain | NNW 346° | 648 m | 7.0 mi |
| Morton Hill | WSW 239° | 628 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | WSW 252° | 612 m | 10.5 mi |
| Moorman Hill | WSW 250° | 608 m | 10.9 mi |
| King Hill | SW 236° | 594 m | 14.4 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNE 20° | 591 m | 7.1 mi |
| Stanley Hill | SW 235° | 581 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | WSW 242° | 549 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:00 | 16:38 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heflin, 10 mi away.
- common jewelweed8 obs
- Cumberland Rose Gentian8 obs
- Diana Fritillary8 obs
- button-rosy8 obs
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker8 obs
- longleaf pine7 obs
- Halberd-leaved violet7 obs
- southern lady fern7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358993843
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