Hog Mountain
Hog Mountain rises to 955 m in Georgia. Albert Mountain stands 1,589 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 332002).
Wikidata Q31585199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 955 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 23 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 28 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 29 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Falls: 5.1 mi
- Mooney Falls: 5.2 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 5.3 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.4 mi
- Owen Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Poplar Cove Knob: 0.9 mi
- Beavert Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Jones Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Nantahala Game Lands: 3.7 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.4 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.0 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 12.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 4.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 10.1 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 14.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 15.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 13.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.0 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 5.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.0 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.6 mi
- Chattooga Town: 15.0 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 18.1 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 19.4 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 21.8 mi
- Big Spring: 6.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 15.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 8.8 mi
- Burton: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Hog Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Mountain | NW 324° | 1,589 m | 5.6 mi |
| Yellow Bald | NW 320° | 1,581 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,525 m | 3.8 mi |
| Big Butt | NW 321° | 1,520 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pickens Nose | NW 319° | 1,472 m | 3.2 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,472 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NW 314° | 1,471 m | 5.0 mi |
| Steeltrap Knob | NW 312° | 1,461 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:47 | 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332002 — Hog Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717302
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