Turkey Mountain
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
- 271.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Sand Mountain High Ridge: 4.8 mi
- Burleson Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Section Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.4 mi
- Barkley Mountain: 8.0 mi
- 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
- Tortoise: 8.9 mi
- Schooling fish: 8.9 mi
- Rabbit: 8.9 mi
- Dragonfly: 8.9 mi
- Beaver: 8.9 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 9.3 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Lest We Forget: 10.6 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 14.5 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Lewis Buff: 9.1 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 10.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.3 mi
- Bell Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 9.5 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 9.9 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 15.4 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 17.4 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 18.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 15.0 mi
- Marie's Garden: 19.6 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 22.8 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Talucah Beach: 6.5 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 21.3 mi
- Lacon: 15.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesburg Mountain | E 99° | 391 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bell Point | E 96° | 387 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lehman Point | ESE 101° | 385 m | 10.8 mi |
| Husky Mountain | E 98° | 378 m | 15.3 mi |
| Georgia Mountain | ESE 114° | 377 m | 11.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | E 97° | 377 m | 14.8 mi |
| Madkin Mountain | NE 52° | 376 m | 13.7 mi |
| Weeden Mountain | NE 47° | 371 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
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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