Harris Mountain
Harris Mountain rises to 993 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayless Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31584418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 993 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 14 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 15 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bayless Knob: 0.3 mi
- Wike Knob: 1.1 mi
- Ivy Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Old Rocky Knob: 1.3 mi
- Chimney Top: 2.2 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 2.5 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Towns County Park: 3.8 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 4.0 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 4.3 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 5.1 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.7 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 8.5 mi
- Howitzer: 2.5 mi
- Waterwheel: 3.6 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 3.6 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 3.8 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 6.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 6.4 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Grimes Nose: 15.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 10.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 13.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 18.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 21.3 mi
- White County History Museum: 21.9 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 13.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 14.5 mi
- White Church: 16.8 mi
- Trees Plaque: 19.0 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.5 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 16.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 6.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.4 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.9 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 13.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 13.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 13.5 mi
- Burton: 13.6 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | SW 218° | 1,458 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | SSW 210° | 1,390 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 224° | 1,345 m | 2.9 mi |
| Chimney Top | WSW 240° | 1,286 m | 2.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 54° | 1,276 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | SW 227° | 1,255 m | 4.3 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | SW 234° | 1,252 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,228 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 328081 — Harris Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358712359
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