Old Mossy Mountain
Old Mossy Mountain rises to 677 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Burrell Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31588249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 677 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burrell Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Holden Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Alf Hill: 1.1 mi
- Page Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Carrol Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ira Branch Falls: 2.6 mi
- Snider Falls: 2.6 mi
- Licklog Falls: 3.3 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 3.5 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 2.8 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 6.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Ravenel Park: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 4.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.5 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 8.6 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 11.8 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.2 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.3 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 1.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 6.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 8.1 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.8 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 10.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.3 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 17.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 21.7 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 21.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 7.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 5.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 20.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 15.9 mi
- North Beach: 16.8 mi
- South Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 19.3 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.4 mi
- Common Gardening: 17.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 17.1 mi
- South: 17.2 mi
- Burton: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Old Mossy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | WNW 292° | 1,431 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fodderstack | WNW 298° | 1,209 m | 6.4 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,060 m | 5.8 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,005 m | 5.7 mi |
| Redside Mountain | NE 39° | 982 m | 5.8 mi |
| Queen Mountain | N 0° | 976 m | 5.7 mi |
| Drip Nose Mountain | NE 36° | 975 m | 5.2 mi |
| Medlin Mountain | ENE 62° | 954 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332567 — Old Mossy Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717684
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