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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
1,079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71259, -83.98602

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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: 4
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 6.2 miles of Baker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE1,355 m3.4 mi
Slaughter MountainNE1,317 m3.2 mi
Coosa BaldNNE1,303 m4.8 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE1,197 m4.2 mi
Levelland MountainENE1,160 m5.1 mi
Turkey StampNE1,150 m2.5 mi
Rocky MountainNNW1,147 m1.1 mi
Black MountainSSW1,139 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 50–80 °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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