Davenport Mountain
Davenport Mountain rises to 628 m in Georgia. Payne Mountain stands 956 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poteete Creek Recreation Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Davenport Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia. The elevation is 2,077 feet (633 m). Davenport Mountain was named after John Davenport, a pioneer citizen of the 1830s.
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Wikidata Q31581833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 628 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 21 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 23 mi
- Sunset Overlook · 27 mi
- Santeetlah Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blackjack Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Davenport Knob: 2.3 mi
- Roundtop: 2.5 mi
- Sharptop: 2.5 mi
- Sharptop Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Poteete Creek Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Purchase Unit: 7.6 mi
- Meeks Park: 7.7 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 7.8 mi
- Meeks Park II: 7.8 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Nottely Falls: 15.8 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.6 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 10.4 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 12.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 13.7 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 14.4 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 11.4 mi
- Trees Plaque: 11.6 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 19.4 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 20.4 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 20.9 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 21.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 8.3 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 11.0 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 11.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 11.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 6.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Poop Island: 11.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Davenport Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Mountain | SSW 207° | 956 m | 6.6 mi |
| Picklesimer Mountain | SSW 210° | 939 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rocky Top | NE 51° | 924 m | 6.6 mi |
| Atkins Knob | E 94° | 906 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ivylog Mountain | E 93° | 903 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rogers Knob | ENE 79° | 886 m | 7.8 mi |
| Sharptop Mountain | SSW 199° | 835 m | 2.6 mi |
| Sharptop | SSW 198° | 834 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
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 331515 — Davenport Mountain, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716907
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