Hawk Mountain
Hawk Mountain rises to 1,089 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31422067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,089 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 19 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 20 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 29 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Frozen Knob: 1.8 mi
- Greasy Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Frozen Knob: 1.9 mi
- Pine Tar Knob: 2.7 mi
- Conner Mountain: 2.8 mi
- The Green Space: 4.6 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Hancock Park: 12.5 mi
- Lake Zwerner and Yahoola Creek Reservoir: 12.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 3.1 mi
- Bert's Farm: 10.0 mi
- Tasting Room: 10.3 mi
- Old tractor: 10.4 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 10.8 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 3.5 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Canada Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 3.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 3.8 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 5.5 mi
- Lewis Monument: 12.6 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 12.6 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 12.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 14.4 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 16.7 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 16.9 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 17.2 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 18.0 mi
- Open Bible: 20.0 mi
- Praying Hands: 20.0 mi
- Kneeling Jesus: 20.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 20.9 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 23.3 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 18.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.3 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.8 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Poop Island: 14.9 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 16.6 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 17.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 13.6 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 19.5 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 12.6 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 16.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Hawk Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Mountain | SW 231° | 1,148 m | 3.8 mi |
| Ball Mountain | SW 229° | 1,109 m | 3.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 227° | 1,100 m | 4.9 mi |
| Frozen Knob | NE 41° | 1,039 m | 1.9 mi |
| High House | W 281° | 1,038 m | 5.5 mi |
| Frosty Mountain | SW 227° | 1,033 m | 6.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | W 276° | 1,020 m | 5.8 mi |
| Amicalola Mountain | SW 229° | 1,020 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331929 — Hawk Mountain, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717233
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