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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

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
Peaks
Attractions: 40
Historic sites: 20
  • 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
  • 2006 School Bus Crash: 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: 14
  • 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: 12
  • 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: 5
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 17.8 miles of Devils Race Track. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopENE557 m17.0 mi
Bice MountainE536 m14.4 mi
Putman MountainENE532 m17.5 mi
Bingham MountainE519 m17.4 mi
Potato KnobE510 m12.7 mi
Sharp MountainE508 m14.6 mi
Monte Sano MountainSE494 m7.1 mi
Chestnut KnobSE490 m9.5 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 50–80 °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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