Parks Mountain
Parks Mountain rises to 1,059 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Towns Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31588570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,059 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 16 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 8.8 mi
- Towns Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Muley Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Powell Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Whiteoak Stomp: 1.5 mi
- Wolfstake Knob: 1.6 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 3.1 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 6.0 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 9.0 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Lake Seed Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 3.3 mi
- Howitzer: 7.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.2 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 9.1 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 10.3 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.9 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.6 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.5 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 18.8 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 19.1 mi
- Grimes Nose: 11.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Sheep Nose: 15.1 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 16.1 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.4 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 14.0 mi
- White Church: 14.3 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 16.7 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 13.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 23.9 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 24.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 24.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.7 mi
- Big Spring: 14.7 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 22.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 22.0 mi
- Burton: 5.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.6 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Parks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,347 m | 6.5 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | N 356° | 1,311 m | 6.9 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | W 266° | 1,304 m | 2.0 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | SW 222° | 1,270 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | NNW 343° | 1,221 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dismal Knob | W 271° | 1,199 m | 1.7 mi |
| Round Top | SW 226° | 1,194 m | 3.2 mi |
| Whiteoak Stomp | WNW 293° | 1,185 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332613 — Parks Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717714
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