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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 951 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the east-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolfpen Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States (Geonames ID 4186905)

Wikidata Q31580548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
951 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.85481, -83.84851

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 1.8 mi
  • Young Harris College Historic District: 5.4 mi
  • Cupid Falls Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mayors Park: 5.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 40
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Horse Trough Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 26
Historic sites: 8
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 8.9 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 11.7 mi
  • White Church: 15.0 mi
  • Site of Fort Butler: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Poop Island: 24.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 3.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brasstown BaldENE 58°1,458 m2.5 mi
Wolfpen RidgeENE 75°1,390 m2.3 mi
Little Bald MountainNE 48°1,345 m3.0 mi
Chimney TopNE 38°1,286 m3.9 mi
Chimneytop MountainNE 44°1,255 m1.6 mi
Blue Bluff MountainNNE 16°1,252 m1.3 mi
Rocky MountainE 94°1,228 m1.9 mi
Horsetrough MountainSSE 151°1,225 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711661

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