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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: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Falkville: 5.8 mi
  • Tortoise: 19.9 mi
  • Schooling fish: 20.0 mi
  • Rabbit: 20.0 mi
  • Beaver: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • 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
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
Gardens: 1
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Betts Spring: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Cook Gap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitesburg MountainNE391 m16.6 mi
Bell PointNE387 m17.0 mi
Lehman PointNE385 m15.0 mi
Husky MountainNE378 m18.3 mi
Georgia MountainNE377 m13.2 mi
Middle MountainNE377 m18.1 mi
Kennedy PointNE370 m13.6 mi
Gullion MountainENE362 m17.2 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 50–80 °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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