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Helm Monument

Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Helm Monument, a historic site in GeorgiaJon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
Helm Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0

Helm Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Colquitt Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

park in Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49499739, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.93368, -85.25281

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Frank Gleason Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Honor Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gilbert-Stephenson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rossville Park: 3.5 mi
  • Rossville Recreational Area: 3.7 mi
Peaks
  • Snodgrass Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Boynton Ridge: 3.2 mi
  • Dailey Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Happy Top: 4.1 mi
  • Beaumont Mountain: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 33
Cliffs: 30
Waterfalls: 22
  • High Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 6.3 mi
  • Glen Falls 15: 6.3 mi
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 6.4 mi
  • Lula Falls 100: 6.8 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 9
Springs: 9
  • Crawfish Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Straight Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Obar Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Helm Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopSW 232°647 m10.9 mi
Suck Creek MountainNNW 330°624.84 m20.0 mi
Round KnobNNW 337°601 m16.6 mi
Buck KnobNNW 348°595 m19.7 mi
Fox MountainSW 233°584 m21.7 mi
Elder MountainNW 326°569 m14.4 mi
Pigeon MountainSSW 202°566 m21.2 mi
Raccoon MountainNW 315°563 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2120:59
September equinox07:3019:0619:39
December solstice07:4616:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596774787772614942
Precip in5.65.15.04.74.64.25.14.54.23.64.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga PK Larc, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4868397376

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