Big Bald Mountain
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Big Bald Mountain rises to 1,235 m in Georgia. Rich Mountain stands 1,232 m to the west-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bald Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Big Bald Mountain is the highest peak in Gilmer County, Georgia, U.S. and is in the Rich Mountain Wilderness, which is administered as a component of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2462496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1235 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 18 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 19 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Bald Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Horsepen Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Joel Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cold Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 7.8 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 7.8 mi
- Willa Mae Haight Park: 7.9 mi
- Fannin County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 8.5 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 13.4 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 4.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 7.9 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 9.6 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 9.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 11.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 11.2 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 11.6 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 10.1 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 19.7 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 22.3 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 22.6 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 24.3 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 9.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Panther Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 20.1 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 20.4 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 24.5 mi
- Poop Island: 6.8 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 17.7 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 20.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 18.4 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 9.3 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 16.8 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 17.0 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Big Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,232 m | 1.4 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | SW 221° | 1,209 m | 1.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,198 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cold Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,165 m | 1.4 mi |
| Stover Mountain | SW 218° | 1,158 m | 3.2 mi |
| Turniptown Mountain | SW 223° | 1,103 m | 4.3 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,069 m | 1.0 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | S 182° | 1,069 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327098 — Big Bald Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358711425
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