Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area
Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 955 m. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the east, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Bluff Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 955 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 11 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Bluff Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.3 mi
- Chimneytop Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wolfpen Knob: 2.0 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 4.0 mi
- Mayors Park: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Allison Park: 6.0 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.0 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 7.2 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 1.1 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 5.0 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 7.5 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Waterwheel: 7.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Nose: 6.4 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Grimes Nose: 15.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.6 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.5 mi
- White Church: 16.7 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 17.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 5.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.5 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- White County History Museum: 20.2 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 10.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 22.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 10.7 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 22.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 12.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 12.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 12.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 5.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.1 mi
- Poop Island: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | E 97° | 1,458 m | 2.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | ESE 111° | 1,390 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | E 83° | 1,345 m | 2.8 mi |
| Chimney Top | ENE 65° | 1,286 m | 3.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,255 m | 1.8 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,252 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SE 127° | 1,228 m | 3.1 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,225 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 5 mi away.
- American columbo12 obs
- mountain spleenwort8 obs
- bashful wakerobin8 obs
- striped wintergreen7 obs
- common selfheal6 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain6 obs
- Carolina sweetshrub6 obs
- Common Garter Snake5 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/358761298
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