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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
1059 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71537, -83.93074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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: 5
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 MountainNNW 348°1,355 m1.7 mi
Slaughter MountainNNW 333°1,317 m2.5 mi
Coosa BaldNNW 337°1,303 m4.8 mi
Wildcat KnobNNW 338°1,197 m4.0 mi
CowrockE 84°1,170 m4.2 mi
Levelland MountainENE 60°1,160 m2.1 mi
Green Cliff TopE 82°1,153 m4.1 mi
Wolf Laurel TopENE 78°1,151 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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