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Raccoon Mountain

Raccoon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Raccoon Mountain rises to 383 m in Alabama. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. H.D. Jenkins Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 18 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31483076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.99899, -86.34304

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dr. H.D. Jenkins Park: 1.9 mi
  • Palisades Park: 6.8 mi
  • The Susan Moore Park: 7.4 mi
  • McKay Park: 7.6 mi
  • Polk Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Buzzard Rock: 3.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Little Red Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Sam Hopper Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Iron Mountain: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Bailey School: 4.9 mi
  • Antioch Cemetary: 4.9 mi
  • CSA: 6.7 mi
  • USAF Combat Controller SSGT. Forrest B. Sibley Memorial Bridge: 6.8 mi
  • Champion Mines: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Angel Wings: 8.3 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 8.5 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 20.1 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 20.1 mi
  • Pietà: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cornelius Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Powell Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Laylas’s Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raccoon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainSSE 157°452 m6.1 mi
Wornock MountainW 270°436 m20.3 mi
Butler MountainSW 219°430 m24.8 mi
Aurora MountainNE 42°425 m13.7 mi
Cahaba MountainSSW 211°419 m20.4 mi
Saint Clair MountainSW 215°414 m15.8 mi
Praytor MountainSW 218°411 m24.8 mi
Village MountainSW 224°409 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2420:01
September equinox06:3418:1118:44
December solstice06:4816:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434654627077818074635345
Precip in5.55.55.15.64.25.25.03.64.13.44.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 125400 — Raccoon Mountain, Blount County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358925583

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