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Double Head

Double Head, seen from above at true elevation

Double Head rises to 936 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is White Oak Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31582367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
936 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.67176, -83.81129

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 1.9 mi
  • Campscape: 3.1 mi
  • White County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Tesnatee Park - White County Sports Complex: 4.4 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Duke Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Raven Cliff Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Alana Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Babyland General Hospital: 4.4 mi
  • Rockton-Rion #20 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Steam Engine: 4.6 mi
  • Charlemagne's Kingdom: 4.9 mi
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 5.2 mi
  • Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 4.3 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 4.3 mi
  • White Church: 7.0 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 12.9 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 14.0 mi
Museums: 11
  • White County History Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 5.8 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 9
Artworks: 6
  • Big Red Apple: 19.6 mi
  • Praying Hands: 22.4 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 22.4 mi
  • Open Bible: 22.4 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 12.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Double Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainWNW1,355 m8.5 mi
CowrockNW1,170 m4.3 mi
Levelland MountainNW1,160 m6.4 mi
Green Cliff TopNW1,153 m4.5 mi
Wolf Laurel TopNW1,151 m5.2 mi
Wildcat MountainNNW1,127 m3.6 mi
Strawberry TopNNW1,126 m4.9 mi
Wolfpen StampNNW1,113 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:3916:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576370737267584841
Precip in6.45.85.85.45.15.95.76.65.25.35.66.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sautee 3W, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358769824

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