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Buzzard Mountain

Buzzard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.67259, -83.87963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
Museums: 9
  • 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
Gardens: 9
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 10.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Buzzard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNW1,355 m5.7 mi
Slaughter MountainNW1,317 m6.6 mi
CowrockNNE1,170 m3.7 mi
Levelland MountainNNW1,160 m4.2 mi
Green Cliff TopNNE1,153 m3.7 mi
Wolf Laurel TopN1,151 m3.6 mi
Turkey StampNW1,150 m5.9 mi
Wildcat MountainNE1,127 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2420:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576370737267584841
Precip in6.45.85.85.45.15.95.76.65.25.35.66.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sautee 3W, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711587

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