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Barkley Mountain

Barkley Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Barkley Mountain rises to 245 m in Alabama. Round Top Mountain stands 483 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area, a park 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31486763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
245 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57815, -86.69972

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 1.5 mi
  • Flamingo Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sports Field: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Forest: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 42
  • Helicopter: 6.4 mi
  • Helicopter: 6.4 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 9.4 mi
  • Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 9.4 mi
  • U.S. Army Nike Hercules: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
Artworks: 23
  • SkyLume: 10.3 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 11.7 mi
  • Artistic Images: 11.9 mi
  • Travelers: 11.9 mi
  • Moon Gate: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Betts Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Betts Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 10.4 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 10.4 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 10.4 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 10.4 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Barkley Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round Top MountainNE 43°483 m13.3 mi
Huntsville MountainENE 58°476 m12.2 mi
Sand PointNE 49°463 m13.1 mi
Wallace MountainE 101°409 m10.4 mi
Wade PointE 91°401 m10.3 mi
Russell PointE 91°397 m9.4 mi
Whitesburg MountainSE 130°391 m6.8 mi
Bell PointSE 126°387 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:04
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5116:0216:41

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 151669 — Barkley Mountain, Morgan County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358974119

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