Flat Top
Flat Top rises to 1,259 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Flat Top, with an elevation of 4,142 feet, is the 20th-highest peak in Georgia, United States. It is located in Rabun County, Georgia and is within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest. There is a view of the rock face of Flat Top from the Bartram Trail.
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Wikidata Q5457808, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,259 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Dome Falls: 4.4 mi
- Serenity Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower Serenity Falls: 4.9 mi
- Wilson Knob: 0.6 mi
- Double Knob: 0.7 mi
- Flint Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rabun Bald: 1.3 mi
- Alex Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 5.2 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 5.8 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 6.3 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 6.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 5.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.2 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 15.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 2.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.8 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 8.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.5 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 15.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 15.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 3.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 11.6 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 15.1 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.9 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 18.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 9.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.8 mi
- North Beach: 24.1 mi
- South Beach: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.4 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 24.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Burton: 15.7 mi
- South: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NE 42° | 1,431 m | 1.3 mi |
| Flint Knob | N 2° | 1,283 m | 1.1 mi |
| Little Scaly | NNE 31° | 1,273 m | 6.4 mi |
| Osage Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,272 m | 4.1 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,246 m | 1.5 mi |
| Duck Mountain | N 10° | 1,243 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fodderstack | NE 46° | 1,209 m | 2.0 mi |
| Ford Mountain | NNE 13° | 1,197 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358770512
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