Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 456 m in Alabama. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Berry Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31486396, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 456 m
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 26.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Berry Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Hitching Beech: 3.5 mi
- Hurricane Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Dugger Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Potter Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Jaycee Park: 5.5 mi
- Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Sports Complex: 5.6 mi
- Fagan's Park: 6.0 mi
- Choccolocco Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 8.0 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 8.1 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 13.5 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 17.1 mi
- World Trade Center: 20.3 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 8.1 mi
- Berman Museum: 14.9 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 15.0 mi
- West Georgia Museum: 20.0 mi
- Tallapoosa Historical Society: 20.4 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 17.3 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 17.5 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 23.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.7 mi
- All Saints Garden: 17.1 mi
- Goat Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Turkey Town: 20.7 mi
- Janney Furnace: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugger Mountain | NE 37° | 648 m | 3.6 mi |
| Morton Hill | SSW 213° | 628 m | 12.1 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | SW 221° | 612 m | 9.3 mi |
| Moorman Hill | SW 220° | 608 m | 10.0 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | ENE 67° | 591 m | 6.9 mi |
| Stanley Hill | SSW 211° | 581 m | 13.4 mi |
| Weisner Mountain | NNW 348° | 575 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | SW 215° | 549 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:00 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heflin, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 160477 — Red Mountain, Calhoun County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358989979
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