Fort Mountain
Fort Mountain rises to 799 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Epps Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31583225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 799 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 10 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Epps Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.3 mi
- Little Grassy Knob: 1.3 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Ben Knob: 1.7 mi
- Meeks Park II: 3.5 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 3.7 mi
- Meeks Park: 3.8 mi
- Vogel State Park: 3.8 mi
- Struzzieri Garden: 3.9 mi
- Nottely Falls: 5.3 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 7.1 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 2.1 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 3.5 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 6.2 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 12.6 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 13.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 8.5 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- White Church: 17.5 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 18.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 3.7 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 4.2 mi
- White County History Museum: 18.5 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 18.5 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 11.9 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Grimes Nose: 17.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 10.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 5.5 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 14.6 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 19.3 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 15.2 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 15.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 15.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.7 mi
- Poop Island: 18.9 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 18.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Fort Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | S 172° | 1,355 m | 5.3 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | S 180° | 1,317 m | 4.7 mi |
| Coosa Bald | SSW 197° | 1,303 m | 2.7 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | S 187° | 1,197 m | 3.3 mi |
| Turkey Stamp | S 181° | 1,150 m | 5.6 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | SW 234° | 1,138 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Grassy Knob | SSW 197° | 1,101 m | 2.0 mi |
| Gaddis Mountain | S 186° | 1,079 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331753 — Fort Mountain, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717081
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