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Howard Mountain

Howard Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.93231, -83.48683

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 7
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Wine Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Moody Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little BaldNNW 336°1,527 m4.8 mi
Ridgepole MountainN 0°1,525 m4.6 mi
Ridgepole MountainN 1°1,515 m4.9 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainN 4°1,472 m5.7 mi
Pickens NoseNNE 15°1,472 m6.5 mi
Dicks KnobNNW 331°1,409 m4.2 mi
Grassy RidgeN 4°1,343 m3.6 mi
Steeltrap KnobNNW 328°1,216 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

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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