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Devils Race Track

Devils Race Track, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Race Track rises to 317 m in Alabama. High Top stands 557 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Smithers Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31565650, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.82120, -86.59638

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • John H Steigerwood Field: 3.2 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 3.3 mi
  • James C. Crawford Park: 3.5 mi
  • Ka-Lea Park: 4.0 mi
  • Scenic View Park: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 42
Historic sites: 21
  • David Wilson: 2.2 mi
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 2.9 mi
  • Centennial Square: 5.6 mi
  • The Burger Factory: 5.7 mi
  • Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Eternal Flame: 5.5 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 6.4 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 6.5 mi
  • Travelers II: 6.6 mi
  • Travelers: 6.8 mi
Museums: 15
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 2.9 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 3.9 mi
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 4.8 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 5.5 mi
  • Weeden House: 6.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Smithers Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 6.4 mi
  • The Spring House: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 6
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 11.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.1 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 18.9 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Devils Race Track. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopENE 61°557 m17.0 mi
Bice MountainE 79°536 m14.4 mi
Putman MountainENE 75°532 m17.5 mi
Bice MountainENE 74°524 m15.1 mi
Bingham MountainE 95°519 m17.4 mi
Potato KnobE 81°510 m12.7 mi
Sharp MountainE 96°508 m14.6 mi
Monte Sano MountainSE 138°494 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:04
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5116:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358910150

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