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Cowpen Mountain

Cowpen Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cowpen Mountain rises to 1,264 m in Georgia. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Forks Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31581459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,264 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.88980, -84.57410

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 18
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Red Apple Barn: 13.3 mi
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 13.4 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 13.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 4.4 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 5.0 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 5.2 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 5.7 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 24.0 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Cowpen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainNNE1,276 m8.1 mi
Bald MountainWSW1,222 m3.5 mi
ChimneytopNNE1,137 m9.2 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW1,126 m4.2 mi
Grassy MountainWSW1,125 m5.8 mi
Three Forks MountainSE1,101 m0.9 mi
Flat Top MountainESE1,094 m5.1 mi
Hemp TopNNE1,089 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358711786

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