Cornelius Mountain
Cornelius Mountain rises to 296 m in Alabama. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevins Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 29 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31553183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 296 m
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Nevins Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Tater Knob: 1.0 mi
- Browns Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Flat Top: 2.3 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Stephen Jonah King Community Park: 2.2 mi
- King’s Bend Scenic Overlook Park: 2.7 mi
- Cleveland Family Recreation Park: 2.8 mi
- Swann Covered Bridge Park: 3.6 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls Park: 3.7 mi
- Scirum Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 18.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 19.3 mi
- 40 Acres Museum: 3.9 mi
- Blount County Memorial Museum & Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 19.7 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 19.7 mi
- Cullman County Museum: 21.5 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 5.1 mi
- Angel Wings: 5.2 mi
- Saint Joseph: 9.5 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 9.5 mi
- Pietà: 9.7 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 5.1 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 14.2 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 17.6 mi
- Ave Maria Grotto: 20.1 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 22.9 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 4.1 mi
- Powell Falls: 4.5 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 16.6 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 17.5 mi
- Cullman County Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Laylas’s Garden: 4.5 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 9.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Big Spring: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Cornelius Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Mountain | ESE 113° | 452 m | 14.6 mi |
| Wornock Mountain | W 269° | 436 m | 9.2 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SSW 193° | 430 m | 19.8 mi |
| Aurora Mountain | ENE 63° | 425 m | 22.6 mi |
| Foster Mountain | SSW 193° | 421 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | S 178° | 419 m | 17.5 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | S 171° | 414 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | SSW 194° | 413 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 112844 — Cornelius Mountain, Blount County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358905130
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- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 20 mi
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