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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: 40
  • 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: 18
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: 4
  • Betts Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Betts Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.6 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitesburg MountainENE 64°391 m14.0 mi
Bell PointENE 61°387 m14.2 mi
Lehman PointENE 59°385 m12.0 mi
Georgia MountainENE 73°377 m11.1 mi
Middle MountainENE 66°377 m15.7 mi
Kennedy PointENE 65°370 m10.8 mi
Wilson MountainSE 128°357 m0.7 mi
Peck MountainESE 111°356 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 5080 °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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