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Panther Knob

Panther Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Panther Knob rises to 347 m in Alabama. Bice Mountain stands 536 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Quarter Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31462668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.75592, -86.53916

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Monte Sano Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Oak Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pear Tree Park: 1.6 mi
  • Chapman Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lewter Park: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 26
Historic sites: 19
Artworks: 17
  • Small Bull sculpture: 3.2 mi
  • Moon Gate: 3.3 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 3.4 mi
  • Artistic Images: 3.4 mi
  • Travelers II: 3.5 mi
Museums: 15
Springs: 13
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 1.1 mi
  • The Spring House: 1.5 mi
  • Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 5
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 13.9 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bice MountainENE 57°536 m13.1 mi
Bice MountainNE 52°524 m14.2 mi
Bingham MountainENE 78°519 m14.4 mi
Potato KnobNE 55°510 m11.3 mi
Sharp MountainENE 75°508 m11.6 mi
Monte Sano MountainESE 116°494 m1.7 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 123°490 m4.1 mi
Round Top MountainS 180°483 m2.7 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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 124423 — Panther Knob, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358923117

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