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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: 41
  • 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: 15
Museums: 14
Springs: 12
  • 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: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Morris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainNNE494 m6.8 mi
Chestnut KnobNE490 m6.6 mi
Round Top MountainN483 m4.5 mi
Logan PointNNE481 m7.5 mi
Huntsville MountainENE476 m2.5 mi
Sand PointNNE463 m3.8 mi
Wade MountainNNW455 m11.9 mi
Drake MountainENE440 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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