Alec Mountain
Alec Mountain rises to 829 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Big John Dick Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31577792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 829 m
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 22 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 24 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 24 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big John Dick Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ripshin: 1.1 mi
- Little John Dick Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rall Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bearden Mountain: 2.2 mi
- The Green Space: 9.3 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Morganton Point Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 12.8 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 1.4 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 5.3 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 5.3 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 6.5 mi
- Evans Cenotaph: 15.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 3.3 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 10.2 mi
- Bert's Farm: 10.8 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 11.1 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 11.8 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 15.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 16.7 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 17.3 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 17.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 18.5 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 14.4 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 20.7 mi
- Bear: 22.9 mi
- Open Bible: 24.1 mi
- Praying Hands: 24.2 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 15.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 18.6 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 19.8 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 21.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 23.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 24.1 mi
- Poop Island: 10.6 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 16.8 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 17.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 13.4 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.0 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 24.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 17.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Alec Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Mountain | S 172° | 1,148 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ball Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,109 m | 5.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | S 179° | 1,100 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | SE 127° | 1,089 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,069 m | 6.7 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | NW 304° | 1,069 m | 6.8 mi |
| Frozen Knob | ESE 105° | 1,039 m | 5.2 mi |
| High House | SW 223° | 1,038 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358716336
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