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Big Caney Head

Big Caney Head, seen from above at true elevation

Big Caney Head rises to 648 m in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain stands 733 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Odum Point, a peak 0.3 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31431545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
648 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.41289, -85.83413

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Doc Hilt Trails: 4.8 mi
  • Lineville City Park: 8.3 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 10.6 mi
  • Park of Karian Court: 10.9 mi
  • City of Oxford Park: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Highest Point in Alabama: 5.2 mi
  • Bell UH-1: 8.4 mi
  • M103: 8.4 mi
  • F-100F: 8.4 mi
  • Alabama Gold Mine: 16.0 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Salt Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Rob Roy Falls: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
  • Coldwater Spring: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • All Saints Garden: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Big Caney Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheaha MountainNNE 16°733 m5.2 mi
Odum PointNNE 33°714 m0.3 mi
Hernandez PeakNNE 21°703 m3.4 mi
Bald RockNNE 15°696 m5.9 mi
Parker High PointENE 71°667 m0.6 mi
McDill PointNNE 14°648 m2.9 mi
Blue MountainNNE 21°594 m6.9 mi
King HillNNE 13°594 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2318:55
June solstice05:3519:2019:57
September equinox06:3218:0918:42
December solstice06:4416:0216:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616875787872625245
Precip in6.16.06.04.74.64.64.85.13.53.84.85.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 3 ENE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 159176 — Big Caney Head, Clay County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358988315

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