Paul M. Grist State Park
Paul M. Grist State Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Perry Mountain stands 208 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Field, a park 5.6 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 12.8 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
68 named places within 25 miles
- Martin Field: 5.6 mi
- Valley Grande Park: 6.4 mi
- East Selma Community Pond and Park: 13.3 mi
- Old Town Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Icehouse Historic District: 13.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Statue of Jesus Christ: 8.3 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 13.0 mi
- Amelia Boynton Robinson & Marie Foster: 13.6 mi
- John Lewis: 13.6 mi
- Parker Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Perry Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Round Rock: 11.4 mi
- Bull Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Wheeler Mountain: 21.1 mi
- Kings Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Cunningham Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Jones Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Hatcher Bluff: 19.3 mi
- House Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours: 12.6 mi
- Edmund Pettus Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Old Cahawba Archaeological Park: 20.4 mi
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church: 20.4 mi
- Sturdivant Hall: 13.0 mi
- Old Depot Museum: 13.2 mi
- Joseph T. Smitherman Museum: 13.5 mi
- The National Voting Rights Museum & Institute II: 13.7 mi
- The Perry County Story: 13.6 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial Mural: 13.6 mi
- Bloch Park Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Chilton County Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Cahaba River Preserve - Barton's Beach: 15.7 mi
- Cahaba: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paul M. Grist State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Mountain | N 11° | 208 m | 11.3 mi |
| Soap Hill | N 356° | 190 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Rock | N 6° | 183 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNW 337° | 183 m | 13.3 mi |
| Parker Mountain | ESE 106° | 174 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | NNW 342° | 170 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cave Mountain | NW 318° | 168 m | 24.7 mi |
| Cravey Hill | SE 135° | 81 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selma, 13 mi away.
- southern blue flag3 obs
- Pond Slider2 obs
- red maple2 obs
- Spinybacked Orbweaver2 obs
- purple passionflower2 obs
- Fowler's Toad2 obs
- Allegheny Chinquapin2 obs
- Little Blue Heron1 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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