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Russell Hill

Russell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Russell Hill rises to 257 m in Alabama. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cavalry Hill Community Center, a park 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31496491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
257 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72981, -86.61972

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cavalry Hill Community Center: 0.8 mi
  • Pine Park: 0.8 mi
  • Butler Green: 1.0 mi
  • Oakmont Park: 1.6 mi
  • Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Travelers II: 1.8 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 1.9 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 1.9 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 2.0 mi
  • Travelers: 2.0 mi
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Big Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 2.0 mi
  • The Spring House: 3.9 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 1: 1.9 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 2.1 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 2.1 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 2.1 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Russell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainE 80°494 m6.2 mi
Chestnut KnobE 93°490 m8.0 mi
Round Top MountainE 101°483 m4.7 mi
Logan PointENE 75°481 m6.6 mi
Huntsville MountainSE 125°476 m7.1 mi
Sand PointESE 110°463 m5.7 mi
Jasper PointENE 77°462 m13.6 mi
Wade MountainN 2°455 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:04
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5116:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358927262

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