John Black Mountain
John Black Mountain rises to 214 m in Alabama. Huntsville Mountain stands 476 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Buff, a cliff 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31721841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 214 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 3.2 mi
- Flamingo Park: 3.7 mi
- Sports Field: 3.8 mi
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center: 5.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Barkley Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Ransom Hill: 2.8 mi
- Walling Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Lehman Point: 3.2 mi
- Helicopter: 7.9 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 8.1 mi
- Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 10.8 mi
- U.S. Army Nike Hercules: 10.8 mi
- U.S. Army Roland: 10.8 mi
- Lewis Buff: 0.9 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 1.4 mi
- Bell Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 4.3 mi
- SkyLume: 11.0 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 12.5 mi
- Artistic Images: 12.6 mi
- Moon Gate: 12.7 mi
- Travelers: 12.7 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 10.8 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 11.1 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 11.3 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 12.2 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 10.8 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 10.9 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 13.0 mi
- Early Works Museum: 13.1 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 13.2 mi
- Betts Spring: 8.6 mi
- Byrd Spring: 9.3 mi
- Brahan Spring: 11.4 mi
- Big Spring: 13.1 mi
- Alm's Spring: 14.3 mi
- Pavilion 12: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 9: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 10: 11.3 mi
- Pavilion 7: 11.3 mi
- Pavilion 11: 11.3 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 22.3 mi
- Marie's Garden: 11.5 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 12.5 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 16.0 mi
- Talucah Beach: 3.2 mi
- Lacon: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of John Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Mountain | NE 48° | 476 m | 12.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | E 92° | 409 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wade Point | E 81° | 401 m | 9.1 mi |
| Russell Point | E 79° | 397 m | 8.2 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | SE 126° | 391 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bell Point | ESE 119° | 387 m | 4.3 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | ESE 106° | 386 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lehman Point | SSE 151° | 385 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 120908 — John Black Mountain, Morgan County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358917113
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