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Brier Creek Bald

Brier Creek Bald, seen from above at true elevation

Brier Creek Bald rises to 1,270 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the east-southeast, 1.0 miles off. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31579417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.80759, -83.69962

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Anna Ruby Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Unicoi State Park: 5.5 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 7.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 28
Museums: 12
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.0 mi
  • White County History Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 15.4 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Uhuburg Castle: 7.5 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • White Church: 8.8 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.1 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 6.8 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainESE 116°1,347 m1.0 mi
Double Spring KnobNNE 27°1,304 m5.5 mi
Horsetrough MountainW 267°1,225 m6.4 mi
Rocky MountainWSW 250°1,224 m1.8 mi
Blue MountainW 276°1,222 m3.2 mi
Spaniards KnobW 280°1,213 m4.7 mi
Dismal KnobNNE 29°1,199 m5.8 mi
Round TopNE 38°1,194 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327222 — Brier Creek Bald, Towns County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358711521

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