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Turkey Mountain

Turkey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Mountain rises to 237 m in Alabama. Whitesburg Mountain stands 391 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is North Park, a park 3.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 271 miles off.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31564575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.54426, -86.83361

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Park: 3.3 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 3.6 mi
  • Sports Field: 6.3 mi
  • Flamingo Park: 6.3 mi
  • Boeing Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 9.0 mi
  • Helicopter: 12.3 mi
  • Helicopter: 12.3 mi
  • Bridge Street Carousel: 15.1 mi
  • Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 15.3 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Tortoise: 8.9 mi
  • Schooling fish: 8.9 mi
  • Rabbit: 8.9 mi
  • Dragonfly: 8.9 mi
  • Beaver: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 20
Museums: 18
Springs: 13
  • Betts Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Betts Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 9: 17.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 17.3 mi
  • Pavilion 12: 17.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 17.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Talucah Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitesburg MountainE 99°391 m13.0 mi
Bell PointE 96°387 m12.9 mi
Lehman PointESE 101°385 m10.8 mi
Husky MountainE 98°378 m15.3 mi
Georgia MountainESE 114°377 m11.9 mi
Middle MountainE 97°377 m14.8 mi
Madkin MountainNE 52°376 m13.7 mi
Weeden MountainNE 47°371 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3619:2720:04
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5116:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.45.55.45.24.94.64.83.93.93.94.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 128171 — Turkey Mountain, Morgan County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358930467

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