Alf Hill
Alf Hill rises to 531 m in Georgia. Glade Mountain stands 1,005 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Holden Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31594832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 18 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 29 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ira Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
- Snider Falls: 2.4 mi
- Licklog Falls: 2.5 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 2.5 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 2.6 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 2.8 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 7.2 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 7.5 mi
- Holden Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Mose Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Brack Hill: 0.8 mi
- Old Mossy Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Oakey Top: 1.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.1 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 12.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 12.4 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 12.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 10.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 0.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 7.0 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.8 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 13.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 12.4 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.1 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 22.3 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 22.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.1 mi
- North Beach: 15.8 mi
- South Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.3 mi
- East Beach: 24.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.0 mi
- Big Spring: 19.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 19.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 16.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.5 mi
- South: 16.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.1 mi
- Burton: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Alf Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,005 m | 5.8 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NNE 29° | 982 m | 5.7 mi |
| Queen Mountain | N 351° | 976 m | 6.3 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNE 25° | 975 m | 5.1 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | NE 53° | 954 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NE 34° | 911 m | 4.4 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | ENE 60° | 911 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ridley Mountain | ENE 60° | 888 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331018 — Alf Hill, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716342
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