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Cook Gap Mountain

Cook Gap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cook Gap Mountain rises to 319 m in Alabama. Whitesburg Mountain stands 391 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hale Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31546866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
319 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.34260, -86.81139

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shorty Ryan Park: 2.9 mi
  • South Park: 5.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 6.0 mi
  • Hurricane Creek Park: 6.1 mi
  • Brewer Disc Golf Course: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Falkville: 5.8 mi
  • Tortoise: 19.9 mi
  • Schooling fish: 20.0 mi
  • Rabbit: 20.0 mi
  • Beaver: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 9.9 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 10.7 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 11.6 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 13.3 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Betts Spring: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Cook Gap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitesburg MountainNE 44°391 m16.6 mi
Bell PointNE 43°387 m17.0 mi
Lehman PointNE 38°385 m15.0 mi
Georgia MountainNE 47°377 m13.2 mi
Middle MountainNE 48°377 m18.1 mi
Kennedy PointNE 41°370 m13.6 mi
Gullion MountainENE 65°362 m17.2 mi
Wilson MountainN 356°357 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596774777771605043
Precip in6.05.85.85.75.54.64.44.14.54.14.96.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullman 1.5se/kress Farms, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358909302

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