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Joel Mountain

Joel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31585923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1015 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.75175, -84.29658

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
  • 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
Waterfalls: 23
  • 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
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bald MountainW 268°1,235 m1.4 mi
Rich MountainWSW 258°1,232 m2.7 mi
Tickanetley BaldWSW 243°1,209 m2.7 mi
Little Bald MountainW 260°1,198 m1.9 mi
Cold MountainWNW 284°1,165 m2.7 mi
Stover MountainSW 232°1,158 m4.2 mi
Turniptown MountainSW 233°1,103 m5.3 mi
Horsepen MountainNW 310°1,069 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2520:1720:54
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4116:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586572767570594943
Precip in5.55.05.95.14.34.95.34.64.24.04.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 21 mi away.

Sources

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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