Cheaha Mountain
Cheaha Mountain rises to 733 m in Alabama. Odum Point stands 714 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Highest Point in Alabama, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Cheaha Mountain , often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located a few miles northwest of the town of Delta in Cheaha State Park, which offers a lodge, a restaurant, and other amenities. The nearest higher peak is Brushy Top in Gilmer County, Georgia, 106.72 miles (171.75 km) away.
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Wikidata Q927744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 733 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 14.1 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Restaurant Overlook · 1 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Rock: 0.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hernandez Peak: 1.9 mi
- McDill Point: 2.3 mi
- Park of Karian Court: 6.7 mi
- Choccolocco Park: 8.0 mi
- Oxford Lake Park: 8.5 mi
- City of Oxford Park: 8.5 mi
- Veteran's Park: 8.9 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 0.6 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 14.6 mi
- Berman Museum: 14.6 mi
- Alabama International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 16.3 mi
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 16.5 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 0.0 mi
- Bell UH-1: 12.2 mi
- M103: 12.2 mi
- F-100F: 12.2 mi
- Talladega College Sign: 17.8 mi
- Chief Chenneby Grave: 8.9 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 11.8 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 12.0 mi
- Clay County Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 16.1 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 0.6 mi
- Sherman Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rob Roy Falls: 14.6 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 11.6 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 12.0 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 10.6 mi
- All Saints Garden: 11.9 mi
- Minden: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cheaha Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odum Point | SSW 195° | 714 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hernandez Peak | S 188° | 703 m | 1.9 mi |
| Bald Rock | N 2° | 696 m | 0.7 mi |
| Parker High Point | S 191° | 667 m | 4.9 mi |
| McDill Point | SSW 199° | 648 m | 2.3 mi |
| Big Caney Head | SSW 196° | 648 m | 5.2 mi |
| Morton Hill | NNE 16° | 628 m | 14.9 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 37° | 594 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 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–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anniston Metro AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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