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Columbia Mountain

Columbia Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Columbia Mountain rises to 978 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Mine Top, a peak 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31581213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
978 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65731, -83.96047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Waterfalls: 27
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 3.5 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 27
Historic sites: 21
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 8.0 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 8.8 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 12.6 mi
  • Auraria: 13.1 mi
Museums: 8
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 8.7 mi
  • White County History Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Storm Debris Site Test: 10.4 mi
  • Nextgen Pest Solutions: 13.5 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 23.7 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Praying Hands: 18.5 mi
  • Open Bible: 18.5 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 18.5 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 18.8 mi
  • Bear: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Poop Island: 22.3 mi
  • Disharoon Beach: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 7.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Columbia Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNNE1,355 m5.8 mi
Slaughter MountainN1,317 m6.3 mi
Wildcat KnobN1,197 m7.7 mi
CowrockNE1,170 m7.4 mi
Levelland MountainNE1,160 m6.2 mi
Green Cliff TopNE1,153 m7.4 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNE1,151 m6.8 mi
Turkey StampN1,150 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1520:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248566471757468584841
Precip in6.05.75.95.24.75.14.86.04.75.45.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331441 — Columbia Mountain, Lumpkin County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716817

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