Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 832 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grave Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31578726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 832 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Grave Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sheep Knob: 1.2 mi
- Katy Knob: 1.4 mi
- Pollywah Knob: 1.7 mi
- Wall Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Snider Falls: 5.8 mi
- Final Falls: 6.3 mi
- Rhodo Falls: 6.3 mi
- Pristine Falls: 6.4 mi
- Side Pocket Falls: 6.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 3.9 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 5.1 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 6.0 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 6.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 6.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 11.4 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 13.2 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 13.7 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 16.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.3 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Sunset Rock: 11.1 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.7 mi
- Chattooga Town: 6.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Oconee Station: 13.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 13.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 5.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 11.5 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 16.2 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 18.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.8 mi
- North Beach: 22.0 mi
- South Beach: 22.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.7 mi
- Big Spring: 14.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 22.3 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
- Burton: 15.7 mi
- South: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | N 353° | 1,431 m | 3.9 mi |
| Flint Knob | NNW 342° | 1,283 m | 4.2 mi |
| Osage Mountain | N 3° | 1,272 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 334° | 1,259 m | 3.2 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,246 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fodderstack | N 1° | 1,209 m | 4.3 mi |
| Ford Mountain | N 352° | 1,197 m | 5.5 mi |
| Thomas Knob | NNW 345° | 1,180 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331164 — Big Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716489
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