Panola Mountain
Panola Mountain rises to 286 m in Georgia. Stone Mountain stands 514 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Panola Mountain State Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 348 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Panola Mountain is a 100-acre (40 ha) granite monadnock in Rockdale County, Georgia. The peak is 946 feet (288 m) above sea level, rising 260 feet (79 m) above the South River. The South River marks the boundary between Henry, Rockdale, and DeKalb counties. Due to its delicate ecological features, Panola Mountain was designated a National Natural Landmark on December 16, 1980.
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Wikidata Q2116442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
348 named places within 25 miles
- Old County Jail Museum: 9.1 mi
- Waffle House Museum: 11.5 mi
- Delafield Planetarium: 11.5 mi
- Quarry Exhibit: 11.8 mi
- Miniature Chair Museum: 12.0 mi
- bridge ruins: 1.1 mi
- Evens Mill ruins: 2.5 mi
- breached dam: 3.4 mi
- Honey Creek Baptist Church: 7.9 mi
- Old Atlanta Prison Farm: 10.4 mi
- Valentine: 12.1 mi
- Roaring Social: 12.1 mi
- Adams Center/Refuge Coffee Mural: 12.7 mi
- Riding Skeleton: 13.7 mi
- Sharing our Stories: 13.8 mi
- Native Plant Botanical Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Garden area: 9.0 mi
- Clarkston Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Clarkston International Garden: 12.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.4 mi
- Panola Mountain State Park: 0.7 mi
- Miners Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Brownsmill Park: 2.7 mi
- Klondike Park: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Valley Park: 3.2 mi
- Scott Park: 11.9 mi
- WWI Cannon: 12.1 mi
- Ante Bellum Plantation House: 12.5 mi
- North Georgia Live Steamers: 13.4 mi
- Old Trucks: 14.4 mi
- Rockdale County Greenspace: 2.7 mi
- Decastro Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- DeKalb County greenspace: 3.9 mi
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit: 6.7 mi
- Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 9.9 mi
- Elijah Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Rock Chapel Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 4.1 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 23.6 mi
- Mead Road Park: 11.9 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 15.6 mi
- Constitution: 10.6 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Trentham Spring: 24.2 mi
- Water Wheel: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Panola Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | N 7° | 514 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | NNE 27° | 344 m | 16.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 43° | 314 m | 7.2 mi |
| Druid Hill | NNW 328° | 300 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | NE 55° | 291 m | 3.6 mi |
| Arabia Mountain | NE 55° | 289 m | 3.6 mi |
| Cornish Mountain | E 83° | 284 m | 20.7 mi |
| Rock Chapel Mountain | NE 37° | 280 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jonesboro, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717751
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