Glade Mountain
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Glade Mountain rises to 1,005 m in Georgia. Satulah Mountain stands 1,377 m to the northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Redside Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Glade Mountain, elevation 3,672 feet (1,119 m), is the highest point in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness, which straddles Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It is also in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County, Georgia.
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Wikidata Q5566224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,005 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 7 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 13 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 24 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pothole Falls: 1.3 mi
- Fowler Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Scotsman Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Dixon Park: 4.3 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.4 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Whiteside Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Redside Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Drip Nose Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Polly Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bee Bait Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Cook Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.5 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.1 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.0 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 16.6 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 16.6 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 16.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 6.5 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 9.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 11.1 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 13.8 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 16.6 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Judaculla Rock: 21.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 22.1 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 4.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 15.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 13.6 mi
- North Beach: 16.7 mi
- South Beach: 17.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.8 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
- Ear: 21.2 mi
- Chalice: 21.8 mi
- American Eclipse: 21.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.6 mi
- South: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Glade Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satulah Mountain | NW 309° | 1,377 m | 4.2 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | NNE 34° | 1,357 m | 4.5 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,328 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | NW 318° | 1,296 m | 3.9 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | NW 316° | 1,295 m | 3.8 mi |
| Brushy Face | WNW 301° | 1,293 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,281 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Bearpen Mountain | NW 323° | 1,249 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712188
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