McPherson Mountain
McPherson Mountain rises to 404 m in Alabama. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hog Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31722707, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 404 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hog Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Moore Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Wornock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ann Johnson Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Point: 2.7 mi
- Garden City River Park: 4.2 mi
- Swann Covered Bridge Park: 4.3 mi
- Garden City Park: 4.3 mi
- Cleveland Family Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
- King’s Bend Scenic Overlook Park: 6.1 mi
- Blountsville: 4.7 mi
- Ebenezer Hearn: 7.5 mi
- Blount Springs: 8.3 mi
- Federal Raid: 9.0 mi
- Bell: 11.1 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 12.0 mi
- Ave Maria Grotto: 14.6 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 17.2 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 17.6 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 21.8 mi
- Scirum Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 23.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 4.0 mi
- Saint Joseph: 4.0 mi
- Pietà: 4.2 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 11.9 mi
- Angel Wings: 12.1 mi
- 40 Acres Museum: 11.4 mi
- Blount County Memorial Museum & Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Cullman County Museum: 15.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 23.3 mi
- Powell Falls: 3.6 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 6.7 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 8.5 mi
- Cullman County Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 23.4 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 24.7 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 4.1 mi
- Laylas’s Garden: 12.3 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of McPherson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Mountain | ESE 105° | 452 m | 22.1 mi |
| Wornock Mountain | W 263° | 436 m | 1.4 mi |
| Butler Mountain | S 170° | 430 m | 19.6 mi |
| Foster Mountain | S 170° | 421 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | SSE 154° | 419 m | 19.4 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | SE 142° | 414 m | 16.3 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | S 172° | 413 m | 20.7 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | SSE 169° | 411 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanceville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 122599 — McPherson Mountain, Blount County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358919854
Day trips start here
- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 13 mi
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