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Morris Mountain

Morris Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Morris Mountain rises to 239 m in Alabama. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lily Flagg Park, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31722942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
239 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65287, -86.55471

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lily Flagg Park: 0.5 mi
  • Willow Park: 1.2 mi
  • Jones Family Park: 1.5 mi
  • Kent Robertson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Camelot Recreation Association: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Three Caves: 5.2 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Bridge: 5.5 mi
  • Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 5.9 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 6.0 mi
  • Huntsville Depot: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
Artworks: 19
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Byrd Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • The Spring House: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 4.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 4.4 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 4.4 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 4.4 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.6 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Morris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainNNE 21°494 m6.8 mi
Chestnut KnobNE 41°490 m6.6 mi
Round Top MountainN 11°483 m4.5 mi
Logan PointNNE 21°481 m7.5 mi
Huntsville MountainENE 59°476 m2.5 mi
Sand PointNNE 26°463 m3.8 mi
Wade MountainNNW 343°455 m11.9 mi
Drake MountainENE 63°440 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
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 123087 — Morris Mountain, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358920408

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