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High Top

High Top, seen from above at true elevation

High Top rises to 977 m in Georgia. Rocky Mountain stands 1,147 m to the east, 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

Coordinates34.71564, -84.10408

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 28
  • 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
Attractions: 26
Museums: 9
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainE 83°1,147 m6.2 mi
Black MountainESE 117°1,139 m6.2 mi
Parke KnobNNE 14°1,102 m6.0 mi
Hawk MountainSSW 209°1,089 m4.3 mi
West Wildcat KnobNE 37°1,075 m6.6 mi
Clements MountainNNE 24°1,064 m6.3 mi
Licklog MountainNNW 342°1,061 m5.0 mi
Payne KnobN 6°1,040 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:54
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:4116:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358712454

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