Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain rises to 713 m in Georgia. Satulah Mountain stands 1,377 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31579484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 713 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Rock: 0.8 mi
- Cook Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bill Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Dyer Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Secret Falls: 2.0 mi
- Slick Stick Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lower Stick Falls: 3.1 mi
- Stick Falls: 3.2 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 4.2 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.8 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 5.4 mi
- Dixon Park: 5.5 mi
- Highlands Recreation Park: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.9 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- The Catstairs: 6.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.1 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 16.0 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 16.0 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 16.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 4.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 9.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 10.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.0 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 16.0 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 20.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.2 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.7 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.7 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.6 mi
- Big Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.2 mi
- North Beach: 17.9 mi
- South Beach: 18.4 mi
- Ear: 22.5 mi
- Chalice: 23.1 mi
- Wi: 23.1 mi
- American Eclipse: 23.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- South: 18.5 mi
- Burton: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satulah Mountain | N 351° | 1,377 m | 4.2 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,328 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | N 359° | 1,296 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | N 359° | 1,295 m | 4.2 mi |
| Brushy Face | NNW 334° | 1,293 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,281 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chinquapin Mountain | NW 315° | 1,275 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNW 339° | 1,230 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 52 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358716580
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