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Wilson Point

Wilson Point, seen from above at true elevation

Wilson Point rises to 252 m in Alabama. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31590369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
252 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.45009, -86.69027

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 44
  • Huntsville Speedway: 12.0 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 13.9 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 14.8 mi
  • Helicopter: 15.1 mi
  • Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 18
Museums: 16
Springs: 11
  • Betts Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Byrd Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 18.3 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 18.3 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 18.3 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 18.3 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Wilson Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wallace MountainNE409 m11.9 mi
Wade PointNE401 m13.1 mi
Russell PointNE397 m12.5 mi
Whitesburg MountainNE391 m6.4 mi
Bell PointNE387 m6.9 mi
Meeks MountainENE386 m12.8 mi
Lehman PointNNE385 m5.0 mi
Bettinger MountainENE379 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358931805

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