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Big Cedar Mountain

Big Cedar Mountain, a peak in Georgia
Big Cedar Mountain, a peak in GeorgiaChanilim714 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Big Cedar Mountain rises to 1,126 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobs Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31578648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1126 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68926, -83.99186

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 29
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 3.3 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 20.2 mi
  • Open Bible: 20.5 mi
  • Praying Hands: 20.5 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 20.5 mi
  • Rivercane Rendezvous: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 10.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Big Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE 42°1,355 m4.7 mi
Slaughter MountainNNE 30°1,317 m4.7 mi
Coosa BaldNNE 15°1,303 m6.4 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE 20°1,197 m5.8 mi
Levelland MountainENE 61°1,160 m6.0 mi
Turkey StampNE 36°1,150 m3.9 mi
Rocky MountainN 355°1,147 m2.6 mi
Black MountainSW 219°1,139 m1.3 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 354710 — Big Cedar Mountain, Union County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768379

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