Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain rises to 711 m in Georgia. Young Lick stands 1,161 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Seed Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 332663).
Wikidata Q31588874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 711 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 17 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Minnehaha Falls: 2.7 mi
- Stonewall Falls: 4.8 mi
- L'Eau d'Or Falls: 7.2 mi
- Tempesta Falls: 7.3 mi
- Caledonia Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Joe Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Crow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Seals Knob: 2.0 mi
- Oakey Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Stamp Knob: 2.5 mi
- Lake Seed Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Nacoochee Park: 1.5 mi
- Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Rabun County Park: 6.3 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.4 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 0.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 5.5 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 6.7 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 11.4 mi
- Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 12.5 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 9.5 mi
- White Church: 11.8 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 14.1 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 16.8 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 6.7 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 7.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gathany Museum: 15.2 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 16.9 mi
- Grimes Nose: 9.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 22.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 19.7 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 23.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 16.3 mi
- Big Spring: 19.7 mi
- Burton: 4.7 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 16.0 mi
- Big Red Apple: 18.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Pigeon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Lick | WNW 293° | 1,161 m | 8.5 mi |
| Baker Knob | WNW 288° | 1,089 m | 7.9 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 9° | 1,046 m | 4.9 mi |
| Towns Mountain | NW 319° | 1,039 m | 9.2 mi |
| Chimney Mountain | W 272° | 1,023 m | 8.0 mi |
| Muley Mountain | NW 320° | 990 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hellhole Mountain | NW 313° | 980 m | 8.3 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | SW 226° | 960 m | 2.5 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 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717757
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