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Tarkiln Mountain

Tarkiln Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tarkiln Mountain rises to 325 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurley Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31546779, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
325 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38204, -86.67583

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brewer Disc Golf Course: 2.5 mi
  • Huskey Park: 2.8 mi
  • Shorty Ryan Park: 5.6 mi
  • Baileyton Town Park: 8.4 mi
  • Arab City Park: 12.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 10.1 mi
  • Huntsville Speedway: 15.2 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 15.3 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 16.4 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 19
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilion 12: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 22.7 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Byrd Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Betts Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 23.9 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cornelius Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Tarkiln Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNE409 m14.6 mi
Whitesburg MountainNNE391 m9.9 mi
Bell PointNNE387 m10.5 mi
Meeks MountainNE386 m14.2 mi
Lehman PointN385 m9.2 mi
McKinney MountainNE385 m15.5 mi
Bettinger MountainNE379 m11.4 mi
Husky MountainNE378 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 153651 — Tarkiln Mountain, Morgan County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358978102

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