Brier Creek Bald
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
- 1,270 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 9 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tray Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Hanson Mountain: 1.1 mi
- High Point: 1.1 mi
- Crowder Lick: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 1.8 mi
- 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
- Unicoi State Park: 5.5 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.9 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 7.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 7.5 mi
- Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 8.1 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 5.6 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 5.6 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 7.5 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 7.5 mi
- Cool River Tubing Company: 7.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Grimes Nose: 6.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.7 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 19.5 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.6 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.6 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.6 mi
- Big Red Apple: 22.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 6.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 5.6 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Burton: 8.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 17.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Brier Creek Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,347 m | 1.0 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | NNE 27° | 1,304 m | 5.5 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | W 267° | 1,225 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,224 m | 1.8 mi |
| Blue Mountain | W 276° | 1,222 m | 3.2 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | W 280° | 1,213 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dismal Knob | NNE 29° | 1,199 m | 5.8 mi |
| Round Top | NE 38° | 1,194 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
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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