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Columbia Top

Columbia Top, seen from above at true elevation

Columbia Top rises to 1,039 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tickanetley Bald, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31581230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,039 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72953, -84.35159

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harrison Park of Ellijay: 7.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
  • Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 9.4 mi
  • Willa Mae Haight Park: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Noontootla Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Little Rock Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Amicalola Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Hillcrest Orchards: 7.7 mi
  • Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 8.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 9.5 mi
  • Red Apple Barn: 10.6 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 19.1 mi
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 19.2 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Columbia Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bald MountainNE1,235 m2.3 mi
Rich MountainNNE1,232 m1.1 mi
Tickanetley BaldENE1,209 m0.8 mi
Little Bald MountainNE1,198 m1.7 mi
Cold MountainNNE1,165 m2.3 mi
Stover MountainSSW1,158 m1.1 mi
Turniptown MountainSW1,103 m2.0 mi
Wolfpen MountainE1,069 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2520:1720:55
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4216:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586572767570594943
Precip in5.55.05.95.14.34.95.34.64.24.04.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358716821

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