Head Mountain
Head Mountain rises to 914 m in Georgia. Parke Knob stands 1,102 m to the north-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31584501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 914 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 19 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 29 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Double Knobs: 0.8 mi
- Sharp Top: 1.1 mi
- Round Top: 1.1 mi
- High Top: 1.3 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- The Green Space: 7.3 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Vogel State Park: 11.6 mi
- Morganton Point Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 2.0 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 9.5 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 11.7 mi
- Old tractor: 11.8 mi
- Tasting Room: 12.2 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 7.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 7.9 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 9.6 mi
- Lewis Monument: 15.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 11.7 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 14.0 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 15.5 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 15.5 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 20.6 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 19.3 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 21.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.4 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 19.9 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.2 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 24.8 mi
- Poop Island: 12.1 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 20.9 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 20.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 9.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 20.6 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 20.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parke Knob | NNE 26° | 1,102 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,089 m | 4.5 mi |
| Akin Mountain | NE 39° | 1,077 m | 6.6 mi |
| Clements Mountain | NE 36° | 1,064 m | 6.3 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | N 354° | 1,061 m | 4.1 mi |
| Payne Knob | NNE 18° | 1,040 m | 5.5 mi |
| Frozen Knob | S 175° | 1,039 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gregory Knob | NNE 13° | 1,028 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712382
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