Howard Mountain
Howard Mountain rises to 805 m in Georgia. Little Bald stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31585413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 805 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 24 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 24 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 501 Falls: 5.6 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 5.8 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 6.0 mi
- High Falls: 6.2 mi
- Mooney Falls: 6.7 mi
- Tunnel Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Double Knob: 1.5 mi
- Billy Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Keener Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 3.0 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.6 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 4.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 5.7 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 6.6 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 9.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 11.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 11.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 13.6 mi
- The Catstairs: 14.0 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 17.6 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.0 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 13.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 17.9 mi
- White Church: 20.8 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 21.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 18.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 18.7 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 5.3 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 14.0 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 14.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.2 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 17.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 22.5 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.1 mi
- Burton: 7.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Howard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bald | NNW 336° | 1,527 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | N 0° | 1,525 m | 4.6 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | N 4° | 1,472 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pickens Nose | NNE 15° | 1,472 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dicks Knob | NNW 331° | 1,409 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | N 4° | 1,343 m | 3.6 mi |
| Steeltrap Knob | NNW 328° | 1,216 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | NNE 19° | 1,209 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332034 — Howard Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717321
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