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Rock Quarry Mountain

Rock Quarry Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates33.96732, -85.49746

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Museums: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Alabama Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
  • Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Cave Spring: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Hightower Falls Event Venue: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dugger MountainSW 221°648 m7.8 mi
Flagpole MountainNE 43°598 m6.0 mi
Oakey MountainS 189°591 m6.1 mi
Weisner MountainWNW 292°575 m10.9 mi
Hurricane MountainWSW 237°543 m12.2 mi
Chimney PeakWSW 236°523 m16.2 mi
Wilkinson MountainSSW 206°505 m16.2 mi
Shorty MountainNE 52°484 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:54
June solstice05:3219:2019:57
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4415:5916:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434654627077818074635245
Precip in4.95.15.34.44.03.94.93.53.73.64.45.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedartown, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358990032

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