Allen Mountain
Allen Mountain rises to 857 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the west-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31577839, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 857 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 13 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 0.6 mi
- Round Knob: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 1.4 mi
- Ivy Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Wike Knob: 2.0 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 3.5 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Towns County Park: 5.3 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 6.5 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 6.7 mi
- Howitzer: 2.0 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 5.0 mi
- Waterwheel: 5.0 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 5.3 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 8.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Sheep Nose: 8.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 13.5 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 12.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 14.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 19.1 mi
- White County History Museum: 21.0 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.4 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 13.6 mi
- White Church: 15.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 18.9 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 11.4 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 17.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 6.4 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 15.8 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 15.8 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 15.8 mi
- Burton: 11.2 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 24.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Allen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | WSW 248° | 1,458 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | WSW 239° | 1,390 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,345 m | 4.3 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | ESE 109° | 1,304 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chimney Top | W 269° | 1,286 m | 4.1 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,276 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,255 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SW 234° | 1,228 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331023 — Allen Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716349
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