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Harris Mountain

Harris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Harris Mountain rises to 231 m in Alabama. Wilson Mountain stands 357 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Grove Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31720953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.52204, -86.98668

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 35
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 6.2 mi
  • Helicopter: 20.2 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
  • BE-4 Engine: 22.2 mi
  • Bridge Street Carousel: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 11
  • Tortoise: 5.2 mi
  • Rabbit: 5.2 mi
  • Schooling fish: 5.2 mi
  • Beaver: 5.2 mi
  • Dragonfly: 5.2 mi
Museums: 6
  • Cook Museum of Natural Science: 5.7 mi
  • Southern Railway Depot: 6.3 mi
  • Gulf Museum: 19.5 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 19.7 mi
  • Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Talucah Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Betts Spring: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson MountainSE357 m12.0 mi
Peck MountainESE356 m17.6 mi
Fairview MountainSE352 m11.9 mi
Cooper MountainESE350 m13.5 mi
Negro MountainSE342 m12.7 mi
Thomas MountainS337 m14.0 mi
Cook Gap MountainSE319 m15.9 mi
Sand MountainSW310 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3619:2720:05
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:5216:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.45.55.45.24.94.64.83.93.93.94.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 119810 — Harris Mountain, Morgan County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358914619

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