Buzzard Mountain
Buzzard Mountain rises to 820 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Buzzard Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31580040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 820 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 5 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Buzzard Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Allison Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Collins Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hogpen Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Campscape: 1.1 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 5.5 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 5.7 mi
- Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 5.8 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 5.3 mi
- Old tractor: 6.6 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 7.5 mi
- Babyland General Hospital: 7.6 mi
- Tasting Room: 7.8 mi
- Lower DeSoto Falls: 3.2 mi
- Dicks Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 3.7 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 3.9 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 4.7 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 4.1 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 7.9 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 10.8 mi
- White Church: 10.9 mi
- Lewis Monument: 11.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 7.0 mi
- White County History Museum: 8.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 8.4 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 11.3 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 11.4 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 8.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 14.8 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 21.3 mi
- Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 23.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 20.7 mi
- Open Bible: 20.8 mi
- Kneeling Jesus: 20.8 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 22.2 mi
- Big Red Apple: 23.0 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Grimes Nose: 12.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 20.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 10.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.4 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Buzzard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | NW 325° | 1,355 m | 5.7 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | NW 322° | 1,317 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cowrock | NNE 21° | 1,170 m | 3.7 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,160 m | 4.2 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | NNE 18° | 1,153 m | 3.7 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | N 4° | 1,151 m | 3.6 mi |
| Turkey Stamp | NW 317° | 1,150 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | NE 35° | 1,127 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sautee 3W, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358711587
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