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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: 53
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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
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: 4
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 MountainNE1,355 m4.0 mi
Slaughter MountainNNE1,317 m4.1 mi
Coosa BaldN1,303 m6.0 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE1,197 m5.4 mi
Levelland MountainENE1,160 m5.2 mi
Wolf Laurel TopENE1,151 m6.3 mi
Turkey StampNNE1,150 m3.3 mi
Rocky MountainNNW1,147 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 50–80 °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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