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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 270 m in Alabama. Whitesburg Mountain stands 391 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States (Geonames ID 4054253).

Wikidata Q31539882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42537, -86.82834

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Park: 5.4 mi
  • Sparkman Park: 6.2 mi
  • Depot Park: 6.2 mi
  • E.A.R.T.H. Park: 6.2 mi
  • Grady and Margie Long Complex: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 6.1 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 16.2 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 17.3 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 17.5 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
Historic sites: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Falkville: 6.0 mi
  • Tortoise: 14.6 mi
  • Schooling fish: 14.6 mi
  • Rabbit: 14.6 mi
  • Beaver: 14.6 mi
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion 12: 23.3 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 23.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 23.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 23.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Betts Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitesburg MountainENE391 m14.0 mi
Bell PointENE387 m14.2 mi
Lehman PointENE385 m12.0 mi
Georgia MountainENE377 m11.1 mi
Middle MountainENE377 m15.7 mi
Kennedy PointENE370 m10.8 mi
Wilson MountainSE357 m0.7 mi
Peck MountainESE356 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:04
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5116:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.45.55.45.24.94.64.83.93.93.94.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358908093

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