Rock Quarry Mountain
Rock Quarry Mountain rises to 493 m in Alabama. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is High Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31492164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 493 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 25.3 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Point: 1.2 mi
- Davis Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Doieg Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mercer Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Vineyard Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Fagan's Park: 6.6 mi
- Jaycee Park: 7.8 mi
- Sports Complex: 8.4 mi
- Coleman Lake Campground and Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Cave Spring Residential Historic District: 13.3 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 18.7 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 18.7 mi
- World Trade Center: 19.2 mi
- The Wall of Tears: 19.2 mi
- League - Low Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Polk County Historical Society Museum: 14.2 mi
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 18.5 mi
- West Georgia Museum: 18.9 mi
- Tallapoosa Historical Society: 19.4 mi
- Turkey Town: 16.1 mi
- Livingston: 19.0 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 22.5 mi
- Goat Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hightower Falls Event Venue: 20.3 mi
- Hightower Falls: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Rock Quarry Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugger Mountain | SW 221° | 648 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | NE 43° | 598 m | 6.0 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | S 189° | 591 m | 6.1 mi |
| Weisner Mountain | WNW 292° | 575 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | WSW 237° | 543 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chimney Peak | WSW 236° | 523 m | 16.2 mi |
| Wilkinson Mountain | SSW 206° | 505 m | 16.2 mi |
| Shorty Mountain | NE 52° | 484 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 15:59 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedartown, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358990032
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