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Roach Back

Roach Back, seen from above at true elevation

Roach Back rises to 314 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31490716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
314 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38454, -86.64666

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brewer Disc Golf Course: 3.7 mi
  • Huskey Park: 3.8 mi
  • Shorty Ryan Park: 7.2 mi
  • Baileyton Town Park: 8.0 mi
  • Arab City Park: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 45
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 9.7 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 14.2 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 16.9 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 17.4 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 19
Museums: 11
Springs: 7
  • Byrd Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Betts Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Betts Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion 12: 22.2 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 22.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 22.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 22.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.4 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cornelius Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Roach Back. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNNE 32°409 m13.5 mi
Whitesburg MountainNNE 14°391 m9.2 mi
Bell PointNNE 13°387 m9.9 mi
Meeks MountainNE 49°386 m12.8 mi
Lehman PointN 360°385 m8.9 mi
McKinney MountainNE 51°385 m14.1 mi
Bettinger MountainNNE 32°379 m10.3 mi
Husky MountainNNE 27°378 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358926245

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