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Oakwood Mountain

Oakwood Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Oakwood Mountain rises to 305 m in Alabama. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eternal Flame, a artwork 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31723202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76648, -86.65861

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Providence Pet Park: 2.1 mi
  • Scenic View Park: 2.2 mi
  • Indian Creek Greenway: 2.3 mi
  • Oakmont Park: 2.4 mi
  • Central Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 42
  • BE-4 Engine: 3.0 mi
  • Bridge Street Carousel: 3.5 mi
  • NASA Saturn F-1 Engine: 3.8 mi
  • Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 3.8 mi
  • Saturn V Rocket: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Centennial Square: 0.9 mi
  • UAH Stone Geode: 2.8 mi
  • Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • The Burger Factory: 3.6 mi
  • Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Eternal Flame: 0.8 mi
  • Travelers II: 4.9 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 4.9 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 4.9 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Smithers Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 5.3 mi
  • The Spring House: 6.4 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 1: 5.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 5.4 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 5.4 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 5.4 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Oakwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potato KnobENE 70°510 m17.1 mi
Monte Sano MountainE 100°494 m8.5 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 106°490 m10.6 mi
Round Top MountainESE 117°483 m7.6 mi
Logan PointE 96°481 m8.6 mi
Huntsville MountainSE 129°476 m10.4 mi
Sand PointESE 121°463 m8.8 mi
Jasper PointE 88°462 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3419:2720:04
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5116:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358922671

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