Hitching Beech
Hitching Beech rises to 380 m in Alabama. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Potter Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31721328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 380 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 29.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 17 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potter Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Wilkinson Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Berry Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Shoal Creek Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Jaycee Park: 8.7 mi
- Sports Complex: 8.9 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 9.3 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 9.3 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 13.3 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 16.2 mi
- World Trade Center: 17.9 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 9.5 mi
- Berman Museum: 14.4 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 14.5 mi
- West Georgia Museum: 17.7 mi
- Tallapoosa Historical Society: 18.0 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 17.9 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 16.4 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 16.6 mi
- Janney Furnace: 24.3 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 24.6 mi
- All Saints Garden: 16.2 mi
- Goat Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 23.0 mi
- Turkey Town: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Hitching Beech. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugger Mountain | N 6° | 648 m | 6.0 mi |
| Morton Hill | SW 229° | 628 m | 10.7 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | WSW 243° | 612 m | 8.6 mi |
| Moorman Hill | WSW 240° | 608 m | 9.1 mi |
| King Hill | SW 227° | 594 m | 13.1 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NE 39° | 591 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stanley Hill | SW 225° | 581 m | 11.9 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | SW 232° | 549 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:00 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heflin, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358989050
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