Mount Oglethorpe
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
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.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 966 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 27 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 27 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 28 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Historic Ball Ground: 10.6 mi
- Bear: 10.6 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 13.5 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 15.0 mi
- Eagle Statue: 17.1 mi
- Fall Creek Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Waterfall #4: 2.5 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 7.5 mi
- Etowah Falls: 15.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 10.0 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 12.9 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 13.3 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 16.8 mi
- John H. Sr. and Ethel C. Bennett History Museum: 16.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 3.0 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 16.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- You Pick Blueberry Hill: 22.4 mi
- Scatter Garden: 22.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Mount Oglethorpe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Mountain | NE 39° | 1,148 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ball Mountain | NE 40° | 1,109 m | 13.0 mi |
| Turniptown Mountain | N 351° | 1,103 m | 15.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 39° | 1,100 m | 11.4 mi |
| High House | NNE 22° | 1,038 m | 14.2 mi |
| Frosty Mountain | NE 38° | 1,033 m | 9.7 mi |
| Amicalola Mountain | NE 37° | 1,020 m | 9.6 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | NNE 22° | 1,020 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358697039
Take the scenic way to Mount Oglethorpe.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.