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Dismal Mountain

Dismal Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Dismal Mountain rises to 1,147 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south-southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak 0.2 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31582128, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1147 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.84759, -83.66600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Hiawassee Town Square: 8.6 mi
  • Unicoi State Park: 8.7 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 3.5 mi
  • Howitzer: 6.8 mi
  • Smokey and the Bandit: 9.0 mi
  • forest service Rd 27: 9.5 mi
  • Fishing Hole Rock: 10.1 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 10.8 mi
  • White Church: 11.6 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 13.3 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 10.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Dismal Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainSSW 198°1,347 m3.3 mi
Double Spring KnobNNE 14°1,304 m2.2 mi
Brier Creek BaldSW 215°1,270 m3.4 mi
Rocky MountainSW 227°1,224 m5.0 mi
Blue MountainWSW 244°1,222 m5.6 mi
Spaniards KnobWSW 253°1,213 m6.8 mi
Dismal KnobNNE 21°1,199 m2.5 mi
Round TopE 81°1,194 m0.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331557 — Dismal Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716957

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