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Joe Mountain

Joe Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Joe Mountain rises to 917 m in Georgia. Blackrock Mountain stands 1,108 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Stamp Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31585907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
917 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77704, -83.48461

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 1.7 mi
  • Rabun County Park: 4.8 mi
  • Georgia Power Company Tallulah Point Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Minnehaha Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Stonewall Falls: 3.6 mi
  • L'Eau d'Or Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Tempesta Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Caledonia Cascade: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 22
Museums: 15
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 5.3 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 6.0 mi
  • The Foxfire Museum: 10.5 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 8.4 mi
  • White Church: 13.3 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 15.7 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 16.3 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 7
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 17.3 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.6 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Joe Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackrock MountainNNE 23°1,108 m9.5 mi
Baker KnobWNW 284°1,089 m9.4 mi
Big FaceNNE 15°1,077 m8.7 mi
Glassy MountainN 349°1,046 m4.8 mi
Hellhole MountainNW 305°980 m9.5 mi
Oakey MountainWSW 241°960 m3.9 mi
Oakey MountainN 355°931 m7.6 mi
Falls MountainNW 311°928 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:51
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349576572757469594942
Precip in6.85.86.35.75.16.35.36.45.75.36.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358712621

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