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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 288 m in Alabama. Huntsville Mountain stands 476 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McCutcheon Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States (Geonames ID 4054254).

Wikidata Q31539899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.52926, -86.56166

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 27
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 14
Springs: 12
  • Byrd Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Betts Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 12.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 9.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntsville MountainNNE476 m10.2 mi
Wallace MountainENE409 m2.7 mi
Wade PointNE401 m4.0 mi
Russell PointNNE397 m3.6 mi
Lemley MountainE394 m5.9 mi
Whitesburg MountainWSW391 m2.8 mi
Bell PointW387 m2.7 mi
Meeks MountainESE386 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596775787772614943
Precip in5.95.55.55.14.94.54.23.74.23.74.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358908099

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