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Chimneytop Mountain

Chimneytop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chimneytop Mountain rises to 1,255 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the east, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Bluff Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31580853, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,255 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.87176, -83.82851

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
Waterfalls: 41
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Horse Trough Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 2.9 mi
  • World's Largest Amish Chair: 6.3 mi
  • Howitzer: 6.7 mi
  • Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 7.4 mi
  • Waterwheel: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.1 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 12.3 mi
  • White Church: 15.4 mi
  • Site of Fort Butler: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Chimneytop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brasstown BaldE1,458 m1.0 mi
Wolfpen RidgeESE1,390 m1.3 mi
Little Bald MountainNE1,345 m1.4 mi
Chimney TopNNE1,286 m2.3 mi
Blue Bluff MountainW1,252 m0.8 mi
Rocky MountainSSE1,228 m1.5 mi
Horsetrough MountainS1,225 m4.9 mi
Double KnobN1,224 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:28

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711715

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