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Grimes Nose

Grimes Nose, seen from above at true elevation

Grimes Nose is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 563 m. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is African American Heritage Site, a park 1.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71232, -83.66795

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • African American Heritage Site: 1.8 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 3.0 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 3.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Attractions: 28
  • Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 2.7 mi
  • Cool River Tubing Company: 3.1 mi
  • Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 3.3 mi
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 3.4 mi
  • Charlemagne's Kingdom: 3.8 mi
Museums: 13
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 9.6 mi
  • White County History Museum: 9.6 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.2 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • White Church: 2.4 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 4.5 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.2 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 6.9 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Grimes Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainN 352°1,347 m6.2 mi
Brier Creek BaldNNW 345°1,270 m6.8 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 329°1,224 m6.9 mi
Blue MountainNW 325°1,222 m8.5 mi
Young LickN 7°1,161 m7.7 mi
Dismal MountainN 1°1,147 m9.3 mi
Poor MountainWNW 285°1,105 m9.3 mi
Adams BaldW 269°1,101 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2320:1420:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358712279

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