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Cedar Mountain

Cedar Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Mountain rises to 1,059 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the north-northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States.

Wikidata Q31580531, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,059 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71537, -83.93074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 26
  • DeSoto Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Nottely Falls: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 4.8 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 10.4 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 12.9 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 13.2 mi
  • White Church: 14.0 mi
Museums: 8
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 11.2 mi
  • White County History Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Poop Island: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 12.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Cedar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNNW1,355 m1.7 mi
Slaughter MountainNNW1,317 m2.5 mi
Coosa BaldNNW1,303 m4.8 mi
Wildcat KnobNNW1,197 m4.0 mi
CowrockE1,170 m4.2 mi
Levelland MountainENE1,160 m2.1 mi
Green Cliff TopE1,153 m4.1 mi
Wolf Laurel TopENE1,151 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:53
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 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327397 — Cedar Mountain, Lumpkin County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358711659

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