Kennesaw Mountain
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Kennesaw Mountain rises to 543 m in Georgia. Bear Mountain stands 700 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dueling Cannons, a historic site 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia, U.S., with a summit elevation of 1,808 feet (551 m). It is the highest point in the core (urban and suburban) metro Atlanta area, and fifth after further-north exurban counties are considered. The local terrain averages roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) AMSL. The mountain has two summits:
"Big Kennesaw", where the modern-day parking area and scenic overlook are located Little Kennesaw Mountain, where several light hiking trails and nature areas connect the mountains to the rest of the park
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6389740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 543 m
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dueling Cannons: 0.1 mi
- Georgia Monument: 0.5 mi
- Johnston's Line East of Kennesaw: 0.8 mi
- Old Glover Tannery Ruins: 1.1 mi
- "Forest Hill" And The Fielding Lewis Chapter, NSDAR: 2.2 mi
- Lewis Park: 1.7 mi
- Gantt Park: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Park: 1.9 mi
- Monarch Park: 2.1 mi
- Marietta First United Methodist Church Park: 2.1 mi
- The Root House Museum and Garden: 2.2 mi
- Marietta Museum of History: 2.3 mi
- Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum: 2.4 mi
- Marietta Fire Department Museum: 2.4 mi
- Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: 2.7 mi
- Joy^2: 2.3 mi
- Big Little Chickens: 2.3 mi
- Our Town: 2.4 mi
- Balancing Birds: 3.7 mi
- Globe: 4.2 mi
- Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 4.8 mi
- Cherokee Garden: 5.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
- Little Kennesaw Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Blackjack Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Sweet Eloise: 5.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.6 mi
- Roswell Mill: 13.0 mi
- old 1-cylinder engine: 13.3 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 13.7 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 19.6 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 20.6 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 20.6 mi
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 10.1 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 11.2 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 14.8 mi
- BM Fort: 14.8 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 14.8 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 7.3 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #1: 16.0 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #2: 16.2 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 18.7 mi
- Mead Road Park: 21.4 mi
- Allatoona Falls: 11.9 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 18.0 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 20.3 mi
- Water Wheel: 22.4 mi
- Allatoona: 11.8 mi
- Constitution: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kennesaw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 350° | 700 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Log Mountain | N 352° | 689 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | NNW 344° | 581 m | 23.1 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NE 49° | 500 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | SW 227° | 488 m | 0.6 mi |
| Little Pine Log Mountain | NNW 341° | 487 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hickory Log Mountain | NNE 12° | 471 m | 21.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNW 338° | 466 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 316389 — Kennesaw Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358689412
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