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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 1,039 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the north-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31578857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1039 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94287, -83.57016

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.8 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.8 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 4.4 mi
  • High Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Thomas Falls: 5.6 mi
  • New Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
  • The Foxfire Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.5 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 19.2 mi
  • White Church: 19.3 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Wine Spring: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ScalyNNE 21°1,539 m5.6 mi
Little BaldNE 37°1,527 m4.6 mi
Ridgepole MountainNE 51°1,525 m6.1 mi
Big LaurelN 1°1,469 m5.9 mi
Kitchens KnobN 355°1,462 m5.1 mi
Chunky Gal MountainN 355°1,454 m6.1 mi
Courthouse BaldNNW 349°1,414 m4.2 mi
Dicks KnobNE 43°1,409 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331173 — Black Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716503

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