Ledford Mountain
Ledford Mountain rises to 1,053 m in Georgia. Ridgepole Mountain stands 1,525 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31586547, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,053 m
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 24 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 27 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 28 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.1 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 5.8 mi
- Mooney Falls: 5.9 mi
- Dome Falls: 6.3 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Pinnacle Knob: 0.3 mi
- Penson Knob: 0.9 mi
- Smokehouse Knob: 1.0 mi
- Gulf Knob: 1.1 mi
- Scaly Knob: 1.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 3.5 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.3 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 10.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 13.4 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 14.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 10.2 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 13.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 4.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 15.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.3 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.4 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 15.0 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 19.9 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 21.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Big Spring: 7.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 17.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 23.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
- Burton: 11.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Ledford Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgepole Mountain | NW 307° | 1,525 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pickens Nose | NNW 338° | 1,472 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | NW 321° | 1,472 m | 4.5 mi |
| Dicks Knob | WNW 286° | 1,409 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | WNW 295° | 1,343 m | 3.4 mi |
| Steeltrap Knob | WNW 281° | 1,216 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wolf Knob | W 271° | 1,209 m | 2.5 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 1° | 1,196 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332196 — Ledford Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717457
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