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Poor Mountain

Poor Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Poor Mountain rises to 1,105 m in Georgia. Horsetrough Mountain stands 1,225 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31589488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.74648, -83.82574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 3.3 mi
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 3.7 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 5.3 mi
  • Reece State Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 38
Attractions: 28
Historic sites: 11
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 1.9 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 5.2 mi
  • White Church: 9.0 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 5.7 mi
  • White County History Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 11.7 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Poor Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsetrough MountainNNE 11°1,225 m3.9 mi
Blue MountainNE 41°1,222 m6.1 mi
Spaniards KnobNNE 27°1,213 m5.6 mi
CowrockSW 226°1,170 m2.4 mi
Levelland MountainWSW 255°1,160 m4.3 mi
Green Cliff TopSW 231°1,153 m2.4 mi
Jacks KnobNNE 18°1,153 m5.7 mi
Wolf Laurel TopWSW 242°1,151 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:53
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717829

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