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Huntsville Mountain

Huntsville Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Huntsville Mountain rises to 476 m in Alabama. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31721471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
476 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.67148, -86.51693

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Jones Family Park: 1.9 mi
  • Willow Park: 2.4 mi
  • Lily Flagg Park: 2.7 mi
  • Camelot Recreation Association: 3.1 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Three Caves: 4.5 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Bridge: 5.6 mi
  • Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 6.0 mi
  • Huntsville Depot: 6.0 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 14
Springs: 13
  • Byrd Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Little Chalybeate Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Fearn Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 4.8 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Pavilion 12: 5.2 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 5.2 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 5.2 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 11.6 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Huntsville Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainN 3°494 m5.1 mi
Chestnut KnobNNE 31°490 m4.2 mi
Round Top MountainNNW 338°483 m3.4 mi
Logan PointN 5°481 m5.7 mi
Sand PointNNW 347°463 m2.2 mi
Jasper PointNE 47°462 m10.2 mi
Wade MountainNNW 331°455 m11.5 mi
Drake MountainENE 66°440 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 120561 — Huntsville Mountain, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358916558

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