Dripping Rocks
Dripping Rocks is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Dowdell Knob stands 423 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 1.2 miles away. Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 225 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Interstate 185
91 named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 1.2 mi
- Dixon Mountain: 1.8 mi
- The Top: 2.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Singers Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sprewell Bluff Park: 7.4 mi
- Harmon Field: 9.3 mi
- Little White House State Historic Site: 10.8 mi
- Little White House Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- WWII Memorial Park: 11.0 mi
- The Walking Dead - Saviors’ outpost filming location: 1.7 mi
- The Walking Dead - last Negan vs Rick fight location (tree on hill top) S08E16: 4.0 mi
- Callaway Garden Restaurant: 21.1 mi
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: 21.2 mi
- The Walking Dead - The heaps filming location: 23.0 mi
- old car: 6.5 mi
- Jenkins General Store (early 20th century): 11.2 mi
- First Post Office at The Rock: 16.7 mi
- The Odessadale Elementary School and Black Self Help: 17.4 mi
- Confederate Hospital: 22.0 mi
- F. D. Roosevelt Museum: 10.9 mi
- Legacy Exhibit: 10.9 mi
- Candler Field Museum: 17.6 mi
- Chipeley Historical Center: 20.3 mi
- Senoia Area Historical Society: 24.2 mi
- WJSP Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Willingham Spring: 7.0 mi
- Lowe Springs: 20.1 mi
- Laurel Springs: 22.5 mi
- Sprewell Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.8 mi
- Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dripping Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowdell Knob | WSW 239° | 423 m | 15.3 mi |
| Betts Mountain | SW 230° | 395 m | 4.1 mi |
| Dorster Mountain | E 79° | 392 m | 5.4 mi |
| Oak Mountain | SW 233° | 380 m | 20.8 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | ENE 75° | 379 m | 10.1 mi |
| Salter Mountain | E 81° | 372 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 144° | 365 m | 2.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | SSE 158° | 358 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:58 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thomaston 4SE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358684493
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