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John Black Mountain

John Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.55426, -86.67555

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 42
  • Helicopter: 7.9 mi
  • Helicopter: 8.0 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 8.1 mi
  • Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 10.8 mi
  • U.S. Army Nike Hercules: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
Artworks: 23
  • SkyLume: 11.0 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 12.5 mi
  • Artistic Images: 12.6 mi
  • Moon Gate: 12.7 mi
  • Travelers: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Betts Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Betts Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntsville MountainNE 48°476 m12.1 mi
Wallace MountainE 92°409 m8.8 mi
Wade PointE 81°401 m9.1 mi
Russell PointE 79°397 m8.2 mi
Whitesburg MountainSE 126°391 m4.7 mi
Bell PointESE 119°387 m4.3 mi
Meeks MountainESE 106°386 m11.8 mi
Lehman PointSSE 151°385 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

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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