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Garth Mountain

Garth Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Garth Mountain rises to 306 m in Alabama. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is 1989 Tornado Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31589176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.69620, -86.56055

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hastings Park: 1.1 mi
  • Piedmont Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Mayfair Park: 1.5 mi
  • John Hunt Park: 1.6 mi
  • Jones Family Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 42
Cliffs: 28
Artworks: 22
  • SkyLume: 1.6 mi
  • Artistic Images: 1.8 mi
  • Moon Gate: 2.0 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 2.3 mi
  • Travelers: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 16
Springs: 12
  • Brahan Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.7 mi
  • The Spring House: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 2.2 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 2.3 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 2.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 2.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Garth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainNE494 m4.4 mi
Chestnut KnobENE490 m5.0 mi
Round Top MountainNE483 m1.9 mi
Logan PointNE481 m5.0 mi
Huntsville MountainSE476 m3.0 mi
Sand PointENE463 m2.0 mi
Jasper PointENE462 m11.3 mi
Wade MountainNNW455 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5016:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596775787772614943
Precip in5.95.55.55.14.94.54.23.74.23.74.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 118856 — Garth Mountain, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358912505

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