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Smithers Mountain

Smithers Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smithers Mountain rises to 347 m in Alabama. High Top stands 557 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Smithers Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31523071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.81176, -86.58472

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • James C. Crawford Park: 2.6 mi
  • John H Steigerwood Field: 2.6 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 2.7 mi
  • Ka-Lea Park: 3.8 mi
  • Scenic View Park: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 42
Historic sites: 21
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 2.0 mi
  • David Wilson: 2.1 mi
  • The Burger Factory: 5.2 mi
  • 2006 School Bus Crash: 5.2 mi
  • Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
Artworks: 17
  • Eternal Flame: 5.4 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 5.8 mi
  • Travelers II: 5.9 mi
  • Travelers: 6.1 mi
Museums: 15
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 2.0 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 2.9 mi
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 4.2 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 4.9 mi
  • Weeden House: 5.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Smithers Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 5.5 mi
  • The Spring House: 5.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 6
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.1 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.0 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 18.0 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Smithers Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High TopENE 58°557 m16.8 mi
Bice MountainENE 76°536 m13.9 mi
Putman MountainENE 73°532 m17.0 mi
Bice MountainENE 71°524 m14.6 mi
Bingham MountainE 93°519 m16.7 mi
Potato KnobENE 78°510 m12.2 mi
Sharp MountainE 94°508 m13.8 mi
Monte Sano MountainSE 138°494 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:04
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358977828

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