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Douglas Mountain

Douglas Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Douglas Mountain rises to 714 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31582416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77314, -84.50937

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Whisenant Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sheep Knob: 1.9 mi
  • Bee Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks: 57
  • Harrison Park of Ellijay: 5.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.9 mi
  • Ridgeway Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
  • Fort Mountain State Park: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 12
Waterfalls: 12
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 5.5 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 8.0 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 8.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 10.7 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 10.0 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Douglas Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowpen MountainNNW 336°1,264 m8.9 mi
Rich MountainESE 102°1,232 m9.7 mi
Bald MountainNW 313°1,222 m9.2 mi
Cold MountainE 95°1,165 m9.5 mi
Stover MountainESE 115°1,158 m9.6 mi
Little Bald MountainNW 309°1,126 m9.4 mi
Turniptown MountainESE 121°1,103 m9.1 mi
Three Forks MountainNNW 337°1,101 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:55
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4216:5317:31

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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331582 — Douglas Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716996

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