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Pigeon Mountain

Pigeon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 332663)

Wikidata Q31588874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
711 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.77509, -83.51378

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Attractions: 22
Historic sites: 14
  • 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
Museums: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.6 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Young LickWNW 293°1,161 m8.5 mi
Baker KnobWNW 288°1,089 m7.9 mi
Glassy MountainN 9°1,046 m4.9 mi
Towns MountainNW 319°1,039 m9.2 mi
Chimney MountainW 272°1,023 m8.0 mi
Muley MountainNW 320°990 m8.7 mi
Hellhole MountainNW 313°980 m8.3 mi
Oakey MountainSW 226°960 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:51
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4917:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717757

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