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Macks Mountain

Macks Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Macks Mountain rises to 687 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mack Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31587342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
687 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.75093, -83.63184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • African American Heritage Site: 5.1 mi
  • Unicoi State Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 6.0 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.2 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 5.9 mi
  • Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 6.0 mi
  • Cool River Tubing Company: 6.1 mi
  • Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 6.3 mi
  • forest service Rd 27: 6.3 mi
Museums: 13
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.0 mi
  • White County History Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 13.1 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 13.5 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • White Church: 5.8 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 7.2 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 12.4 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 8.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.1 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Macks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainNW 320°1,347 m4.6 mi
Double Spring KnobN 351°1,304 m8.9 mi
Brier Creek BaldNW 316°1,270 m5.5 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 301°1,224 m6.5 mi
Blue MountainWNW 301°1,222 m8.2 mi
Dismal KnobN 353°1,199 m9.0 mi
Round TopNNW 346°1,194 m6.9 mi
High TopNNW 343°1,171 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1420:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332300 — Macks Mountain, White County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717573

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