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Mount Oglethorpe

Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in GeorgiaThomson200 · CC0
Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
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Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
Thomson20192 · CC0
Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
Thomson20192 · CC0
Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
Thomson200 · CC0
Mount Oglethorpe, a peak in Georgia
Thomson200 · CC0

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Mount Oglethorpe rises to 966 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hendrix Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Oglethorpe is a mountain located in Pickens County, Georgia, United States. The southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the mountain has an elevation of 3,288 feet (1,002 m), making it the highest point in Pickens County. Mount Oglethorpe served as the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail from when the trail was completed in 1937 until 1958. In 1958, as a result of over-development around Mount Oglethorpe, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail was moved about 13 miles (21 km) to the northeast to Springer Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6922487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
966 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.48625, -84.33143

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Canoe Playfield Park: 2.9 mi
  • Jasper City Park: 5.6 mi
  • Eagle Park: 5.9 mi
  • Roper Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lee Newton Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Hendrix Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Sanderlin Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Mole Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Toland Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Sassafras Mountain: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Big Canoe Soldier Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Georgia Marble Company and the Village of Tate: 5.9 mi
  • Evans Cenotaph: 8.9 mi
  • Old Pettit Homestead (Chimney): 9.3 mi
  • Old Homestead (Chimney): 9.6 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Bert's Farm: 6.2 mi
  • Gibbs Gardens: 7.9 mi
  • Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 9.5 mi
  • Hillcrest Orchards: 9.5 mi
  • Dawsonville Pool Room: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fall Creek Waterfall: 2.1 mi
  • Amicalola Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Etowah Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Noontootla Falls: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Bent Tree Beach - Private: 1.9 mi
  • Disharoon Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Bridgemill Beach: 24.0 mi
  • BM Fort: 24.0 mi
  • Bridgemill PuttPutt: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 11.7 mi
  • McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 11.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
  • Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 19.8 mi
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 3.0 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • You Pick Blueberry Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Scatter Garden: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Mount Oglethorpe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springer MountainNE1,148 m12.5 mi
Ball MountainNE1,109 m13.0 mi
Turniptown MountainN1,103 m15.3 mi
Black MountainNE1,100 m11.4 mi
High HouseNNE1,038 m14.2 mi
Frosty MountainNE1,033 m9.7 mi
Amicalola MountainNE1,020 m9.6 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE1,020 m13.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2620:1720:54
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:4116:5317:31

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358697039

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