Summit, Alabama

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Summit, Alabama
Summit, Alabama is located in Alabama
Summit, Alabama
Summit, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°12′16″N 86°29′39″W / 34.20444°N 86.49417°W / 34.20444; -86.49417Coordinates: 34°12′16″N 86°29′39″W / 34.20444°N 86.49417°W / 34.20444; -86.49417
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBlount
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID127547[1]

Summit is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama, United States. Summit is located along (CR-48) near US-231/SR-53, 10.1 miles (16.3 km) northeast of Blountsville.

Alabama is home to a wealth of caves; northeast Alabama is considered a cave "hotspot" in the United States because of its many caves and the number of animals inhabiting those environments. This area contains approximately two-thirds of the state's caves, but numerous other parts of the state possess the geology necessary for cave formation—beds of carbonate rock.

Summit, along with its many caves, is the setting of O. Henry's short-story "The Ransom of Red Chief"[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Summit". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Henry, O. (2008). The Ransom of Red Chief - O. Henry - Google Books. ISBN 9781583415856. Retrieved 2014-08-24.


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