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Drake Mountain

Drake Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Drake Mountain rises to 367 m in Alabama. Bice Mountain stands 536 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wade Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31571399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
367 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.79703, -86.63916

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Scenic View Park: 2.7 mi
  • John H Steigerwood Field: 3.1 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 3.2 mi
  • Oakmont Park: 3.2 mi
  • Providence Pet Park: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Huntsville Depot: 5.1 mi
  • Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 5.2 mi
  • BE-4 Engine: 5.3 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Bridge: 5.6 mi
  • Bridge Street Carousel: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Centennial Square: 3.0 mi
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 3.9 mi
  • Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • The Burger Factory: 4.5 mi
  • UAH Stone Geode: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Eternal Flame: 2.9 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 5.6 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Travelers II: 5.7 mi
  • Travelers: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Museums: 17
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 3.9 mi
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 4.0 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 4.5 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Constitution Hall Park: 5.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Smithers Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 6.3 mi
  • The Spring House: 6.5 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 5
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 11.4 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 11.6 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.3 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bice MountainENE 75°536 m17.2 mi
Bice MountainENE 71°524 m17.9 mi
Potato KnobENE 76°510 m15.4 mi
Sharp MountainE 89°508 m16.9 mi
Monte Sano MountainESE 116°494 m8.1 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 119°490 m10.4 mi
Round Top MountainSE 134°483 m7.9 mi
Logan PointESE 112°481 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3419:2720:04
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 117462 — Drake Mountain, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358910369

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