Holden Mountain
Holden Mountain rises to 678 m in Georgia. Glade Mountain stands 1,060 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alf Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31585284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 678 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alf Hill: 0.4 mi
- Old Mossy Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mose Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Brack Hill: 1.1 mi
- Russell Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Snider Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ira Branch Falls: 2.0 mi
- Licklog Falls: 2.9 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 3.0 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 2.4 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 7.3 mi
- Station Creek Cove Botanical Area: 7.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 12.3 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 12.3 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.0 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 0.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.6 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 7.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 7.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.0 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 12.4 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 17.7 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 21.9 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 22.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.5 mi
- North Beach: 16.0 mi
- South Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.7 mi
- East Beach: 24.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.5 mi
- Big Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 16.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 16.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.5 mi
- South: 16.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.1 mi
- Burton: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Holden Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,060 m | 6.3 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,005 m | 6.1 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NNE 30° | 982 m | 6.1 mi |
| Queen Mountain | N 355° | 976 m | 6.5 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NNE 27° | 975 m | 5.5 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | NE 54° | 954 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bee Bait Mountain | NE 36° | 911 m | 4.8 mi |
| Burrells Mountain | ENE 60° | 911 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332006 — Holden Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717307
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