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Flatrock Point

Flatrock Point, seen from above at true elevation

Flatrock Point is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 521 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hole, a spring 2.2 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 5.9 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
521 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.73425, -85.34246

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lowell Green Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Joe Stock Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Cloudland Canyon State Park: 9.3 mi
  • Helicopter Park: 10.2 mi
  • Cloudland Canyon State Park: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Pigeon Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Round Top: 8.0 mi
  • Gulf Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Belmont Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Beaumont Mountain: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 45
Attractions: 32
Cliffs: 21
Museums: 18
  • Walker County Regional Heritage Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Sixth Cavalry Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Dr Steve's Place-Medical Msm: 18.3 mi
  • Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 19.0 mi
  • Old Stone Church: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 13
Springs: 7
  • Blue Hole: 2.2 mi
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Anderson Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Crawfish Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flatrock Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gulf MountainSW 224°659 m10.6 mi
Round TopNNW 334°647 m8.0 mi
Fox MountainW 271°591 m12.7 mi
Fox MountainW 274°584 m12.4 mi
Pigeon MountainSSW 205°566 m6.5 mi
Little MountainSW 229°564 m20.4 mi
Raccoon MountainN 353°563 m21.8 mi
Dug MountainE 90°553 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2920:2120:59
September equinox07:3019:0719:40
December solstice07:4616:5617:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424553616976797973625145
Precip in5.35.35.65.14.44.34.53.74.43.35.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga 2 SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358685509

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