Hightower Bald
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Hightower Bald rises to 1,338 m in Georgia. Standing Indian stands 1,677 m to the northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Shooting Creek Bald, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Hightower Bald, with an elevation of 4,568 feet (1,392 m) is the fourth-highest peak in the US state of Georgia. It is located in Towns County, Georgia at the North Carolina state line and is within the boundaries of the Southern Nantahala Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest.
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Wikidata Q5759715, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1338 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 21 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 22 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shooting Creek Bald: 0.6 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.2 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.4 mi
- 501 Falls: 4.3 mi
- Thomas Falls: 4.4 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 4.6 mi
- New Falls: 4.8 mi
- High Falls: 5.7 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 5.6 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 8.1 mi
- Towns County Park: 8.7 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Howitzer: 7.4 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 8.5 mi
- Waterwheel: 8.6 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 8.9 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.7 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.9 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 16.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.6 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 20.5 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 20.7 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.3 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 20.5 mi
- White Church: 21.2 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.9 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.6 mi
- Big Spring: 9.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 13.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 19.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 19.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 19.5 mi
- Burton: 11.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Hightower Bald. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Indian | NE 52° | 1,677 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Scaly | ENE 64° | 1,539 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Bald | E 81° | 1,527 m | 5.7 mi |
| Boteler Peak | NNW 340° | 1,524 m | 6.3 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | NE 37° | 1,510 m | 5.5 mi |
| Big Laurel | NE 43° | 1,469 m | 4.3 mi |
| Kitchens Knob | NE 47° | 1,462 m | 3.3 mi |
| Deadening Knob | ENE 59° | 1,461 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712468
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