Gunters Mountain

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Gunters Mountain
Elevation 1,394 ft (425 m)
Location Alabama, USA
Range Appalachian Mountains
Coordinates 34°34′N, 86°11′W
Topo map USGS Swearengin

Gunters Mountain is a plateau-type summit in the U.S. state of Alabama. Part of the Cumberland Plateau, Gunters Mountain separates the Cumberland Plateau from the valley of the Tennessee River.

Gunters Mountain is in Marshall County and Jackson County, just west of Guntersville Lake, a reservoir on the Tennessee River. The town of Grant is located on top of the plateau of Gunters Mountain. The mountain is located about halfway between the cities of Guntersville and Scottsboro.

Variant names of Gunters Mountain include Grant Mountain, Gunter Mountain, and Shell Mountain.

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