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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: 38
  • 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: 16
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
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Byrd Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Betts Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 24.6 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 16.1 miles of Persimmon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNNE 31°409 m15.8 mi
Whitesburg MountainNNE 16°391 m11.5 mi
Bell PointNNE 15°387 m12.1 mi
Meeks MountainNE 46°386 m15.0 mi
Lehman PointN 5°385 m11.0 mi
Bettinger MountainNNE 31°379 m12.6 mi
Husky MountainNNE 27°378 m12.3 mi
Georgia MountainN 9°377 m8.3 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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