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Persimmon Knob

Persimmon Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Persimmon Knob rises to 289 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31466791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.35482, -86.66472

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brewer Disc Golf Course: 4.4 mi
  • Huskey Park: 4.7 mi
  • Shorty Ryan Park: 5.6 mi
  • Baileyton Town Park: 6.4 mi
  • Arab City Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 8.1 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 15.2 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 15.8 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 16.5 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 12
  • Falkville: 13.9 mi
  • Pietà: 20.5 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 20.7 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 20.7 mi
  • ART Custom Framing: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion 12: 24.4 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 24.4 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 24.5 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 24.5 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 24.5 mi
Museums: 4
Springs: 3
  • Byrd Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Betts Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cornelius Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Persimmon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNNE409 m15.8 mi
Whitesburg MountainNNE391 m11.5 mi
Bell PointNNE387 m12.1 mi
Meeks MountainNE386 m15.0 mi
Lehman PointN385 m11.0 mi
McKinney MountainNE385 m16.2 mi
Bettinger MountainNNE379 m12.6 mi
Husky MountainNNE378 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350596774777771605043
Precip in6.05.85.85.75.54.64.44.14.54.14.96.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cullman 1.5se/kress Farms, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 124632 — Persimmon Knob, Morgan County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358923555

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