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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain rises to 272 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Walling Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States

Wikidata Q31479510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
272 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.53259, -86.65805

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 42
  • Huntsville Speedway: 7.4 mi
  • Helicopter: 9.5 mi
  • Helicopter: 9.5 mi
  • Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 12.3 mi
  • SLS Core Stage Pathfinder: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 19
  • SkyLume: 12.0 mi
  • ART Custom Framing: 13.0 mi
  • Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 13.5 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 13.6 mi
  • Artistic Images: 13.6 mi
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Byrd Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Betts Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Betts Spring: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 12.4 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 12.4 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 17.7 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainE 82°409 m7.9 mi
Wade PointENE 69°401 m8.5 mi
Russell PointENE 66°397 m7.7 mi
Lemley MountainE 91°394 m11.4 mi
Whitesburg MountainESE 114°391 m3.1 mi
Bell PointESE 102°387 m2.9 mi
Meeks MountainE 100°386 m10.5 mi
Lehman PointSSE 156°385 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358905693

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