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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,139 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramrock Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31578841, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1139 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.67509, -84.00575

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 28
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 28
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 19.0 mi
  • Open Bible: 19.5 mi
  • Praying Hands: 19.5 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 19.5 mi
  • Bear: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE 41°1,355 m5.9 mi
Slaughter MountainNNE 32°1,317 m5.9 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE 23°1,197 m7.0 mi
Turkey StampNE 37°1,150 m5.2 mi
Rocky MountainN 9°1,147 m3.6 mi
Big Cedar MountainNE 39°1,126 m1.3 mi
Baker MountainNNE 23°1,079 m2.8 mi
Gaddis MountainNE 34°1,079 m4.5 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 5080 °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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711445

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