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Pigeon Roost

Pigeon Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Roost rises to 818 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588921, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
818 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.69231, -83.97797

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 29
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 3.6 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 20.6 mi
  • Praying Hands: 20.8 mi
  • Open Bible: 20.8 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 20.8 mi
  • Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Poop Island: 20.1 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Disharoon Beach: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 10.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Pigeon Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE 35°1,355 m4.0 mi
Slaughter MountainNNE 22°1,317 m4.1 mi
Coosa BaldN 8°1,303 m6.0 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE 13°1,197 m5.4 mi
Levelland MountainENE 59°1,160 m5.2 mi
Wolf Laurel TopENE 69°1,151 m6.3 mi
Turkey StampNNE 27°1,150 m3.3 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 337°1,147 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717768

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