High Point
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
- 6.6 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 14.5 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 15 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 12.7 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 13.2 mi
- Rome Area History Museum: 14.0 mi
- Little River Canyon Center: 15.8 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 21.0 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Huckleberry Point: 15.9 mi
- Commet Boulder: 18.0 mi
- Dugout: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Livingston: 12.2 mi
- Everett Springs: 15.6 mi
- Rawlingsville: 20.1 mi
- Battelle: 21.5 mi
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 14.9 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 15.7 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 22.0 mi
- Anderson Spring: 18.5 mi
- Cave Spring: 19.7 mi
- Blue Hole: 21.6 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 12.2 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 19.1 mi
- Porter Garden: 12.9 mi
- Rockery: 13.0 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 17.1 mi
- The band Alabama: 21.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | NNW 338° | 659 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | N 354° | 566 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | NW 305° | 564 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mount Brandon | W 269° | 506 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bogan Peak | SW 224° | 505 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NE 49° | 496 m | 24.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 279° | 486 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wooten Hill | W 265° | 477 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summerville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712447
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