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Hightop

Hightop, seen from above at true elevation

Hightop rises to 816 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Spring Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31585068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
816 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.71008, -84.64938

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cold Spring Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Brushy Top: 1.1 mi
  • Buck Knob: 2.5 mi
  • Chestnut Knob: 3.5 mi
  • Tatum Mountain: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • Fort Mountain State Park: 4.4 mi
  • Fort Mountain State Park: 4.6 mi
  • Ridgeway Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Woodring Branch Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
  • North Bank Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 13
  • Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway: 13.8 mi
  • Harlan's Cross Roads: 15.8 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 18.0 mi
  • Rifle: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 5.3 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 8.5 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 8.6 mi
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 8.9 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 10.3 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Hightop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowpen MountainNNE 19°1,264 m13.1 mi
Bald MountainN 6°1,222 m10.7 mi
Little Bald MountainN 4°1,126 m10.3 mi
Grassy MountainN 354°1,125 m10.6 mi
Turniptown MountainE 91°1,103 m15.8 mi
Three Forks MountainNNE 22°1,101 m12.6 mi
Flat Top MountainNE 41°1,094 m13.0 mi
Potatopatch MountainNNE 18°1,085 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:51
June solstice06:2720:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4316:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331984 — Hightop, Gilmer County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717287

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