Big Face
Big Face rises to 1,077 m in Georgia. Grassy Ridge stands 1,343 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Almond Bald, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31578664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1077 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 24 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 25 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Almond Bald: 0.3 mi
- Steele Knob: 0.9 mi
- Potato Hill: 0.9 mi
- Elisha Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Edmonds Top: 1.3 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 1.9 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 2.9 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 5.4 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Rabun County Park: 5.5 mi
- Stonewall Falls: 5.4 mi
- 501 Falls: 8.9 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 9.0 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 9.1 mi
- High Falls: 9.3 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 3.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 5.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 9.6 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 10.2 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 14.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 11.0 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 11.9 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 18.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 2.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 15.4 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 16.4 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 19.6 mi
- White Church: 20.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.8 mi
- The Catstairs: 13.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 17.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 17.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Big Spring: 11.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 20.4 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 20.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.9 mi
- Burton: 7.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Big Face. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Ridge | NNW 340° | 1,343 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wolf Knob | NNW 340° | 1,209 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NW 316° | 1,186 m | 6.4 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,161 m | 5.7 mi |
| Penson Knob | N 4° | 1,153 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gulf Knob | N 358° | 1,151 m | 4.2 mi |
| Scaly Knob | N 357° | 1,138 m | 4.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ENE 66° | 1,133 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327111 — Big Face, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358711433
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