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Wade Point

Wade Point, seen from above at true elevation

Wade Point rises to 401 m in Alabama. Chestnut Knob stands 490 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Point, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Madison County, Alabama, USA.

Wikidata Q31575606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
401 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57565, -86.51860

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions: 43
  • Huntsville Speedway: 1.1 mi
  • Three Caves: 10.8 mi
  • Helicopter: 11.1 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 14
Artworks: 13
Springs: 12
  • Byrd Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Little Chalybeate Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Fearn Spring: 10.9 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 10.0 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 10.0 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 10.0 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 10.0 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Wade Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut KnobNNE490 m10.5 mi
Round Top MountainN483 m9.9 mi
Huntsville MountainN476 m6.6 mi
Sand PointN463 m8.7 mi
Drake MountainNNE440 m8.2 mi
Ginn PointNNE434 m8.4 mi
Wallace MountainS409 m1.8 mi
High PointNNE409 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:44
December solstice06:5016:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596775787772614943
Precip in5.95.55.55.14.94.54.23.74.23.74.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358931020

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