Joel Mountain
Joel Mountain rises to 1,015 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the west, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsepen Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31585923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,015 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 19 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 20 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horsepen Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Big Bald Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Dogwood Knob: 1.5 mi
- High Top: 1.9 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 7.9 mi
- Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Willa Mae Haight Park: 8.0 mi
- Fannin County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 7.4 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 13.1 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 5.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 8.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 8.9 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.9 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 10.2 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 10.4 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 10.4 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 11.4 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 20.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 21.0 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 21.2 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 23.3 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 10.8 mi
- White Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Panther Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Poop Island: 6.4 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 18.0 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 20.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 19.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 20.4 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 21.4 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 10.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 15.7 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Joel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Mountain | W 268° | 1,235 m | 1.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,232 m | 2.7 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | WSW 243° | 1,209 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | W 260° | 1,198 m | 1.9 mi |
| Cold Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,165 m | 2.7 mi |
| Stover Mountain | SW 232° | 1,158 m | 4.2 mi |
| Turniptown Mountain | SW 233° | 1,103 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | NW 310° | 1,069 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332104 — Joel Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717392
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