Cliff · Georgia
High Point
High Point is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 654 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Cliff, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 3.5 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 654 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.87563, -85.38690
- 3.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 18.9 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Helicopter Park: 5.7 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 5.9 mi
- hammock/picnic lawn: 6.1 mi
- Jenkins Park: 7.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 59
- Round Top: 2.8 mi
- Snodgrass Hill: 7.5 mi
- Tatum Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Dugan Point: 7.7 mi
- Lawson Mountain: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 48
- Georgia 4th Cavalry: 5.4 mi
- 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry Marker: 6.8 mi
- Wilder Monument: 6.8 mi
- Lytle Monument: 7.1 mi
- Heg Monument: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Snodgrass House: 7.7 mi
- Brotherton House: 7.7 mi
- Cravens House: 9.9 mi
- Ruby Falls: 10.3 mi
- Cannon Ball: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Hawk Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Range Point: 7.3 mi
- Street Point: 7.7 mi
- Flatrock Point: 10.1 mi
Museums: 20
- Walker County Regional Heritage Museum: 5.5 mi
- Sixth Cavalry Museum: 8.5 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 9.6 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 9.8 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 10.4 mi
Springs: 16
- Crawfish Spring: 5.4 mi
- Taylor Spring: 5.5 mi
- Straight Spring: 7.3 mi
- Wright Mineral Spring: 9.5 mi
- Obar Spring: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Lula Lake Falls 30: 3.9 mi
- Lula Falls 100: 4.0 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cherokee Falls: 6.2 mi
- High Falls: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 14
- See Rock City: 9.9 mi
- Moonrise: 10.6 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 12.5 mi
- Resurgence II: 12.6 mi
- Resurgence I: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 4.5 mi
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 13.4 mi
- Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Audubon Acres: 14.4 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 9
- Rock City Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 9.2 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 9.3 mi
- Windwood Bulk Center: 12.5 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic and Grill sites: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 17.8 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 20.3 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 24.9 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 12.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Battelle: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | SSW 196° | 659 m | 18.1 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 201° | 647 m | 2.8 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | N 353° | 624.84 m | 21.4 mi |
| Round Knob | N 3° | 601 m | 19.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 8° | 595 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SW 227° | 591 m | 14.0 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SW 228° | 584 m | 13.3 mi |
| Deerstand Hill | WNW 297° | 572 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:22 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:56 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358687437
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