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Big Shoal Mountain

Big Shoal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Shoal Mountain rises to 459 m in Georgia. Glassy Mountain stands 1,046 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31578743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
459 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68815, -83.38266

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Panther Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Battle Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Oceana Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Hurricane Falls: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 18
  • Camp Toccoa: 9.4 mi
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Cobbs Bridge: 11.9 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Stephens County High School: 13.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 3.9 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 14
Nature reserves: 5
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 22.9 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 23.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 21.9 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Big Shoal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glassy MountainNNW 328°1,046 m12.8 mi
Oakey MountainWNW 295°960 m10.2 mi
Joe MountainNW 317°917 m8.4 mi
Stamp KnobNW 321°906 m7.9 mi
Rainy MountainNNE 16°888 m12.5 mi
Seals KnobNW 321°881 m9.2 mi
Pigeon MountainWNW 295°862 m6.0 mi
Tiger MountainNNW 344°851 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2220:1320:51
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873635246
Precip in5.55.05.44.64.15.14.25.74.64.84.45.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 351340 — Big Shoal Mountain, Habersham County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762439

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