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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 1,064 m in Georgia. Wolfpen Ridge stands 1,390 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Crowder Lick, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31584860, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1064 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.82232, -83.69184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Anna Ruby Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Unicoi State Park: 6.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 8.6 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 26
Museums: 9
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 15.6 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 16.1 mi
  • White County History Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.8 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 8.6 mi
  • White Church: 9.7 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 11.0 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolfpen RidgeWNW 293°1,390 m7.2 mi
Tray MountainSSE 163°1,347 m1.5 mi
Double Spring KnobNNE 27°1,304 m4.4 mi
Brier Creek BaldSSW 203°1,270 m1.1 mi
Horsetrough MountainWSW 258°1,225 m7.0 mi
Rocky MountainSW 233°1,224 m2.7 mi
Blue MountainW 259°1,222 m3.6 mi
Spaniards KnobW 267°1,213 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717275

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