Capshaw Mountain
Capshaw Mountain rises to 381 m in Alabama. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Burwell Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Capshaw Mountain is a mountain located in Harvest, Alabama. Capshaw Mountain forms a watershed that provides the water supply for the community. It extends upwards about 800 feet above the general elevation in the area. It is not part of the Cumberland Plateau.
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Wikidata Q5036341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 381 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Burwell Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Burwell Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Quarter Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Oakwood Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Phillips Park: 1.5 mi
- Lanier Lakes Common Area: 2.5 mi
- Providence Pet Park: 5.0 mi
- Indian Creek Greenway: 5.1 mi
- Homestead Park: 5.2 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 6.3 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 8.0 mi
- Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 8.8 mi
- NASA Saturn F-1 Engine: 8.9 mi
- Saturn V Rocket: 8.9 mi
- Pig, In Memoriam: 2.2 mi
- Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 5.2 mi
- Eternal Flame: 6.7 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 10.8 mi
- Travelers II: 10.8 mi
- Centennial Square: 6.7 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 8.0 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 8.4 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 8.5 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 9.3 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 8.9 mi
- H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 9.4 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 9.8 mi
- State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 10.0 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 10.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Lewis Buff: 17.8 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Ward Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Betts Spring: 7.0 mi
- Smithers Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Spring: 10.8 mi
- Brahan Spring: 11.2 mi
- The Spring House: 12.2 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 10.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 11.1 mi
- Pavilion 10: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 11: 11.3 mi
- Pavilion 9: 11.3 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 6.3 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 13.9 mi
- Marie's Garden: 16.8 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Talucah Beach: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Capshaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | E 84° | 510 m | 20.8 mi |
| Monte Sano Mountain | ESE 111° | 494 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ESE 114° | 490 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 122° | 483 m | 13.4 mi |
| Logan Point | ESE 109° | 481 m | 14.0 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 129° | 476 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 124° | 463 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jasper Point | E 99° | 462 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Mina 2 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3091142186
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