Shades Mountain
Shades Mountain is a cuesta in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. The mountain is bordered by Shades Crest Road to the west, Highway 150 to the south, Highway 280 to the east and Shades Creek to the north.Places of Interest
Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University).
Birmingham Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Veharris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Birmingham Zoo is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The Birmingham Zoo is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans.
A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University)
Church
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) is a church.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Park
Photo: AuburnPilot, Public domain.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is 67.5-acre of botanical gardens located adjacent to Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vestavia Hills and Homewood.
Vestavia Hills
Town
Photo: Stphelan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vestavia Hills, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after Birmingham and Hoover, and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Mountain Brook
Town
Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.
Mountain Brook is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Birmingham. Its population at the 2020 census was 22,461.
Shades Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,109 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.46022° or 33° 27′ 37″ northLongitude
-86.77716° or 86° 46′ 38″ westElevation
1,109 feet (338 metres)Open location code
865MF66F+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 12945467080OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Shades Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shades Mountain (tagaytay)”
- Cebuano: “Shades Mountain”
- Dutch: “Shades Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شاديس”
- Ladin: “Shades Mountain”
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