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Baker Mountain

Baker Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baker Mountain rises to 1,079 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Granny Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31578050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71259, -83.98602

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 29
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 21.8 mi
  • Open Bible: 22.1 mi
  • Praying Hands: 22.1 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 22.2 mi
  • Rivercane Rendezvous: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Poop Island: 19.0 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Disharoon Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 11.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE 56°1,355 m3.4 mi
Slaughter MountainNE 40°1,317 m3.2 mi
Coosa BaldNNE 16°1,303 m4.8 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE 23°1,197 m4.2 mi
Levelland MountainENE 76°1,160 m5.1 mi
Turkey StampNE 52°1,150 m2.5 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 331°1,147 m1.1 mi
Black MountainSSW 203°1,139 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711304

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