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Bean Mountain

Bean Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bean Mountain rises to 297 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McAllister Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31493360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.43898, -86.73611

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Huskey Park: 2.5 mi
  • Brewer Disc Golf Course: 2.7 mi
  • Shorty Ryan Park: 6.9 mi
  • Sunnyside Park: 9.4 mi
  • Sports Field: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 11.2 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 14.5 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 15.1 mi
  • Helicopter: 16.2 mi
  • Helicopter: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 17
  • Falkville: 11.0 mi
  • Tortoise: 17.5 mi
  • Schooling fish: 17.5 mi
  • Rabbit: 17.5 mi
  • Dragonfly: 17.5 mi
Museums: 14
Springs: 11
  • Betts Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Betts Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pavilion 12: 19.9 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 19.9 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 19.9 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 19.9 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Bean Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainENE 58°409 m14.5 mi
Russell PointNE 50°397 m14.9 mi
Whitesburg MountainNE 55°391 m8.9 mi
Bell PointNE 51°387 m9.3 mi
Lehman PointNE 44°385 m7.2 mi
Bettinger MountainENE 65°379 m11.6 mi
Husky MountainENE 62°378 m10.9 mi
Georgia MountainENE 66°377 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358905873

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