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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birmingham Zoo and Vulcan.
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.
Vulcan
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama, United States, reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry.
Lane Park
Park
Lane Park is a large park located in Birmingham, Alabama. The park is home to the Birmingham Zoo and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The park is located between Mountain Brook and Homewood on the southern slope of Red Mountain and is adjacent to U.S. Highway 280.
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 in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and it is made up of Vestavia, Liberty Park, and Cahaba Heights.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Cahaba Heights
Village
Cahaba Heights is a neighborhood of Vestavia Hills, a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Before annexation in 2002, it was a census-designated place in 1990 and 2000; the population was 5,203 at the 2000 census.
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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brookwood Baptist Medical Center and Brookwood Medical Center heliport.
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