High Top
High Top rises to 977 m in Georgia. Black Mountain stands 1,139 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4200421.
Wikidata Q31585052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 977 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 16 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 0.6 mi
- Double Knobs: 0.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sharp Top: 1.0 mi
- Head Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- The Green Space: 6.3 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Vogel State Park: 10.8 mi
- Meeks Park II: 12.6 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Canada Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 2.7 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 10.4 mi
- Old tractor: 10.6 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 10.6 mi
- Tasting Room: 11.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 8.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 8.0 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 9.7 mi
- Lewis Monument: 14.4 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 10.9 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 13.8 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 14.3 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 14.4 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 20.4 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 20.3 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 20.8 mi
- Open Bible: 22.9 mi
- Praying Hands: 22.9 mi
- Kneeling Jesus: 23.0 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 12.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 20.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 22.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 18.2 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 24.3 mi
- Poop Island: 13.4 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 20.9 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 21.1 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 9.3 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 19.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 20.8 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 14.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of High Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,139 m | 6.2 mi |
| Parke Knob | NNE 14° | 1,102 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | SSW 209° | 1,089 m | 4.3 mi |
| Akin Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,077 m | 6.6 mi |
| West Wildcat Knob | NE 37° | 1,075 m | 6.6 mi |
| Clements Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,064 m | 6.3 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,061 m | 5.0 mi |
| Payne Knob | N 6° | 1,040 m | 5.9 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712454
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