Oak Mountain State Park
Oak Mountain State Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1"), a historic site 0.3 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 10 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama State Parks
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Heardmont Park: 1.1 mi
- Spain Park: 2.6 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.9 mi
- Spain Park Sports Complex: 3.0 mi
- Narrows: 3.4 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Shades Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Signal Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 10.4 mi
- Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1"): 0.3 mi
- Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2"): 0.4 mi
- Christian Camp Plaque #2: 0.4 mi
- Christian Camp Plaque #1: 0.4 mi
- Christian Camp Ruins: 0.4 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 10.7 mi
- Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens: 12.4 mi
- McWane Science Center: 12.4 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 12.5 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 12.9 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 8.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.0 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 11.2 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 11.3 mi
- Avondale Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
- MESH Collective Art: 10.5 mi
- Vulcan: 10.7 mi
- African Village in America: 11.2 mi
- Five Points South: 11.3 mi
- Blaze: 11.5 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 0.6 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 0.6 mi
- King's Chair Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Vulcan: 10.7 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 12.5 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 7.1 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 7.2 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 7.2 mi
- Front Porch: 7.2 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 7.3 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 13.5 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Cahaba River Park: 20.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- School Bus Island: 24.1 mi
- Laurel Point: 9.1 mi
- Falling Rock: 16.2 mi
- Peavine Falls: 3.6 mi
- Bike Repair: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Mountain State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | NE 45° | 475 m | 24.7 mi |
| Signal Mountain | ENE 68° | 460 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ENE 64° | 447 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NNE 13° | 413 m | 24.9 mi |
| Crumplers Peak | ESE 112° | 386 m | 22.6 mi |
| Kahatchee Mountain | ESE 112° | 385 m | 22.5 mi |
| Karr Mountain | NE 44° | 376 m | 20.7 mi |
| Penitentiary Mountain | ENE 61° | 375 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena, 8 mi away.
- Christmas fern67 obs
- partridgeberry42 obs
- Eastern Fence Lizard37 obs
- Webster's Salamander33 obs
- strawberry bush33 obs
- Red Buckeye31 obs
- rue anemone29 obs
- oakleaf hydrangea26 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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