Brindlee Mountain (or "Brindley Mountain") is an isolated portion of the
Appalachian Plateau
The Appalachian Plateau is a series of rugged dissected plateaus located on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains are a mountain range that run down the Eastern United States.
The Appalachian Plateau is the nort ...
in northern
Alabama
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. It occupies significant portions of
Cullman,
Morgan, and
Marshall
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Counties and extends into
Winston and
Lawrence
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counties. The plateau is formed by a sandstone cap-rock overlying limestone. The main mountain sits south of Lacey's Spring and houses communities such as
Union Hill and
Morgan City as well as parts of
Union Grove and spans into
Arab
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also.
U.S. Route 231
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runs over Brindlee Mountain. The highest point of Brindlee Mountain rests in
Morgan City.
Several radio stations have broadcast towers located on Brindley Mountain. Those include
WRSA,
WTAK,
WZZN
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,
WAFN-FM
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,
WRJL
WRJL-FM (99.9 FM, "99.9 All Gospel") is a radio station licensed to serve Eva, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Rojo, Inc.
It broadcasts a southern gospel music format that serves Huntsville, Alabama, and central North Alabama.
...
, and
WRAB
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.
References
Mountains of Alabama
Landforms of Cullman County, Alabama
Landforms of Morgan County, Alabama
Landforms of Marshall County, Alabama
Landforms of Winston County, Alabama
Landforms of Lawrence County, Alabama
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