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High Point

High Point, seen from above at true elevation

High Point rises to 468 m in Georgia. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Simms Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31584844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38981, -85.35635

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Angus McLeod Park: 2.9 mi
  • James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park: 3.4 mi
  • James H 'Sloppy' Floyd State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Summerville Recreation Center: 5.4 mi
  • J.R. "Dick" Dowdy Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 58
  • Simms Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Rock Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Dirtseller Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Lavender Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Kincaid Mountain: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • The Old Berry Dairy: 6.8 mi
  • West Rome High Marker: 10.7 mi
  • Floyd Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Forrest Monument: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Little Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Little River Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lodge Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Azalea Cascade: 16.7 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 14.9 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Shed covered in license plates: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Anderson Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Blue Hole: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 12.2 mi
  • John's Mountain WMA: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Porter Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Rockery: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gulf MountainNNW 338°659 m17.4 mi
Pigeon MountainN 354°566 m18.0 mi
Little MountainNW 305°564 m17.9 mi
Mount BrandonW 269°506 m22.6 mi
Bogan PeakSW 224°505 m11.6 mi
Chestnut MountainNE 49°496 m24.9 mi
Castle RockW 279°486 m20.1 mi
Wooten HillW 265°477 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:3019:2019:58
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4515:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451596775797872614943
Precip in5.05.46.14.94.44.94.34.34.23.74.66.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summerville, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358712447

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