Monte Sano Mountain
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Monte Sano Mountain rises to 494 m in Alabama. Bice Mountain stands 536 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is North Alabama Japanese Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.
The story
Monte Sano Mountain is a mountain located in Huntsville, Alabama. The name Monte Sano is Spanish for "Mountain of health". The mountain was given its name by Dr. Thomas Fern, who along with his two brothers, founded a small colony on the mountain during an epidemic of yellow fever, malaria, and cholera. The location on the mountain was chosen because of its cool air and medicinal springs. The top is relatively flat and lies just over 500 meters above sea level. This elevation is about 300 meters higher than the floor of the Tennessee Valley, which surrounds it. A residential neighborhood occupies the western portion of the top. The eastern portion and slopes of the mountain are occupied by Monte Sano State Park. Monte Sano is connected to Round Top (Burritt) Mountain by a col to the south.
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Wikidata Q6904903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 494 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Monte Sano Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Oak Park: 2.2 mi
- Hermitage Park: 2.7 mi
- Pear Tree Park: 3.1 mi
- Maple Hill Park: 3.2 mi
- Logan Point: 0.6 mi
- Panther Knob: 1.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.4 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Three Caves: 2.7 mi
- Alabama A&M Agribition Center: 3.0 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 4.6 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Bucklight Point: 9.8 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Coffee Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 1.2 mi
- Statue of William Hooper Councill: 4.4 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 4.4 mi
- Eternal Flame: 4.5 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 4.6 mi
- Artistic Images: 4.2 mi
- Moon Gate: 4.2 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 4.4 mi
- Travelers: 4.5 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Burritt Museum: 2.6 mi
- North Alabama Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Weeden House: 4.1 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 4.3 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 0.5 mi
- Fearn Spring: 0.9 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 0.9 mi
- Moore Quarter Spring: 1.9 mi
- Fagan Spring: 1.9 mi
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 3.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.7 mi
- Pavilion 7: 5.7 mi
- Pavilion 12: 5.7 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 12.2 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 23.5 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
- Marie's Garden: 6.0 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 11.0 mi
- Little Nashville: 15.9 mi
- Talucah Beach: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Monte Sano Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bice Mountain | NE 50° | 536 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bingham Mountain | ENE 74° | 519 m | 13.1 mi |
| Potato Knob | NE 47° | 510 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | ENE 69° | 508 m | 10.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | SE 128° | 490 m | 2.4 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SW 219° | 483 m | 2.5 mi |
| Logan Point | NNE 20° | 481 m | 0.6 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | S 183° | 476 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358920244
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