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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 409 m in Alabama. Bice Mountain stands 536 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall, a waterfall 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Madison County, Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31721229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
408.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.69648, -86.44777

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sublett Point: 1.5 mi
  • Drake Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Ginn Point: 1.9 mi
  • Chestnut Knob: 2.6 mi
  • Gurley Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Scenic Overlook: 5.5 mi
  • Monte Sano Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Jones Family Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lacy Reservation: 6.4 mi
  • Willow Park: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 43
Cliffs: 29
Artworks: 16
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Little Chalybeate Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Fearn Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Pavilion 12: 8.6 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 8.6 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 8.6 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 17.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 1.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bice MountainNNE 27°536 m12.7 mi
Bingham MountainNE 52°519 m11.3 mi
Potato KnobNNE 21°510 m11.3 mi
Sharp MountainNE 40°508 m9.3 mi
Monte Sano MountainNW 313°494 m4.9 mi
Chestnut KnobNW 317°490 m2.6 mi
Nat MountainE 90°489 m11.3 mi
Round Top MountainWNW 286°483 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:5016:0116:39

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 120062 — High Point, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358915553

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