Cool Springs Recreation Area
Cool Springs Recreation Area is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 429 m. Oakey Mountain stands 960 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 429 m
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 25 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 27 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Lee Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Yellowback Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Trembly Bald: 2.6 mi
- Abram Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 2.7 mi
- Toccoa Falls: 3.7 mi
- Boyer Falls: 3.9 mi
- Battle Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Little Brasstown Falls: 5.4 mi
- Henderson Falls Park: 4.1 mi
- Alewine Park: 4.6 mi
- Alewine Park: 4.7 mi
- Leo Park: 4.9 mi
- Locust Stake ORV Area: 5.3 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 7.2 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 9.4 mi
- Stephens County High School: 10.5 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Site of Westminster Speedway: 13.4 mi
- Gathany Museum: 4.0 mi
- Currahee Military Museum: 5.1 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 7.0 mi
- Travelers Rest: 7.1 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 8.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 13.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 15.6 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 18.1 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 19.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 21.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 20.2 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Big Red Apple: 13.8 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 16.8 mi
- Burton: 17.1 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Cool Springs Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakey Mountain | WNW 302° | 960 m | 12.9 mi |
| Joe Mountain | NW 320° | 917 m | 11.5 mi |
| Stamp Knob | NW 323° | 906 m | 11.0 mi |
| Seals Knob | NW 323° | 881 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | NW 306° | 862 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jameson Mountain | NNW 331° | 821 m | 12.1 mi |
| Flat Creek Mountain | WNW 301° | 818 m | 11.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NW 305° | 817 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 5 mi away.
- rue anemone8 obs
- great rhododendron6 obs
- partridgeberry6 obs
- Little Sweet Betsy6 obs
- West Virginia White6 obs
- Chattooga Dusky Salamander6 obs
- Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander5 obs
- mayapple5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358769387
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