Rand Mountain
Rand Mountain rises to 877 m in Georgia. Ellicott Mountain stands 1,137 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31589955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 877 m
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 10 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Round Top: 1.0 mi
- Bee Bait Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mill Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Big Bend Falls: 1.0 mi
- King Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Licklog Falls: 1.8 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Sloan Bridge Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.0 mi
- Ravenel Park: 6.8 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 7.0 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 6.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 3.8 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 6.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 8.4 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.0 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 13.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.8 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 19.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 20.8 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 23.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 6.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.8 mi
- Common Gardening: 15.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.9 mi
- English Garden: 24.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 2.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 20.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.6 mi
- North Beach: 15.0 mi
- South Beach: 15.6 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 16.2 mi
- Ear: 24.1 mi
- Chalice: 24.7 mi
- Wi: 24.7 mi
- American Eclipse: 24.7 mi
- South: 15.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Rand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellicott Mountain | NE 39° | 1,137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,065 m | 5.8 mi |
| Glade Mountain | N 354° | 1,060 m | 3.2 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 19° | 1,055 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bull Pen Mountain | N 7° | 1,014 m | 5.1 mi |
| Slick Rock | N 352° | 1,010 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,008 m | 5.4 mi |
| Glade Mountain | N 2° | 1,005 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329369 — Rand Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358714159
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