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Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Blue Mountain rises to 1,222 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31579071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1222 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.81259, -83.75490

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Unicoi State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 7.4 mi
  • Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 7.5 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 7.7 mi
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Horse Trough Falls: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 29
Museums: 11
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 12.3 mi
  • White County History Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Uhuburg Castle: 7.3 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 7.9 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
  • White Church: 9.8 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 5.3 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brasstown BaldNW 323°1,458 m5.3 mi
Wolfpen RidgeNW 319°1,390 m4.7 mi
Tray MountainE 101°1,347 m4.1 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 328°1,345 m5.8 mi
Brier Creek BaldE 96°1,270 m3.2 mi
Chimneytop MountainNW 314°1,255 m5.8 mi
Rocky MountainNW 309°1,228 m4.4 mi
Horsetrough MountainWSW 257°1,225 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331196 — Blue Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716525

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