Big Caney Head
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
- 1.6 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 19.0 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Restaurant Overlook · 5 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 5 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Odum Point: 0.3 mi
- Parker High Point: 0.6 mi
- Little Caney Head: 0.9 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 1.9 mi
- McDill Point: 2.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Mueseum and Art Center: 15.4 mi
- Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art: 16.1 mi
- Alabama International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 17.7 mi
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 17.9 mi
- Clay County Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Chief Chenneby Grave: 9.0 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 15.9 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 17.0 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 21.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 4.9 mi
- Sherman Cliffs: 17.6 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Rob Roy Falls: 10.5 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 16.6 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 16.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaha Mountain | NNE 16° | 733 m | 5.2 mi |
| Odum Point | NNE 33° | 714 m | 0.3 mi |
| Hernandez Peak | NNE 21° | 703 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bald Rock | NNE 15° | 696 m | 5.9 mi |
| Parker High Point | ENE 71° | 667 m | 0.6 mi |
| McDill Point | NNE 14° | 648 m | 2.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 21° | 594 m | 6.9 mi |
| King Hill | NNE 13° | 594 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
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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