Lookout Mountain

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Lookout Mountain

Total population

1,120

Median home value

$158,300

12.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$80,362

Lookout Mountain$80k

National$74k

Elevation899 m

Land area39.48 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.12°, -85.97°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lookout Mountain is a census-designated place in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lookout Mountain had a population of 1,484.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lookout Mountain, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

John Ross

1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation (1790–1866)

Martha Berry

American educator and the founder of Berry College (1865-1942)

K

Kayla Moore

Political Activist

G

Gil Isbell

American politician

W

William Dutch

prominent leader of the Old Settler Cherokee

D

DeWitt Sanford Dykes Sr.

American architect (1903–1991)

D

Davee Decker

American actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Whitesboro
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,918
• Albertville
  17.3 mi away · pop. 22,813
• Walnut Grove
  18.7 mi away
• West End-Cobb Town
  32.5 mi away
• Valley Head
  36.2 mi away
• Pisgah
  39.9 mi away · pop. 923
• Tarrant
  58.5 mi away · pop. 5,925
• Fultondale
  59 mi away · pop. 9,384
• Mignon
  66.4 mi away · pop. 1,186
• Roanoke
  75.3 mi away · pop. 5,336
• Jacksons' Gap
  85.6 mi away · pop. 786
• Courtland
  86.6 mi away · pop. 583

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lookout Mountain

Coking Coal Deposits on Lookout Mountain Dekalb and Cherokee Counties, Alabama

United States. Bureau of Mines. · 1946

A panorama of northeast Alabama and Etowah County

Christine S. Puckett · 1992

Structure of the Wills Valley anticline--Lookout Mountain syncline between the Rising Fawn and Anniston CSD's, Northeast Alabama

James L. Coleman · 1988

Carbonizing properities of Hill-bed coal from Hickey no. 1 mine on Lookout Mountain, Cherokee County, Ala

Davis, Joseph Dana · 1947

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Cedar Bluff Baptist Association 1892

Cedar Bluff Baptist Association · 1892

Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Cedar Bluff Baptist Association 1891

Cedar Bluff Baptist Association · 1891

Sierra Nevada byways

Tony Huegel · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 234 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-07 16:45 UTC.