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Raper Mountain

Raper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Raper Mountain rises to 691 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Moates Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31590002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76732, -83.57462

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 4.3 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 5.4 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 5.5 mi
  • Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions: 26
Historic sites: 13
  • White Church: 8.8 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 10.7 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.4 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 15.7 mi
Museums: 12
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 9.9 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 10.5 mi
  • The Foxfire Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.9 mi
  • White County History Museum: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.7 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 15.1 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Raper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainWNW 291°1,347 m6.7 mi
Brier Creek BaldWNW 291°1,270 m7.6 mi
Dismal KnobNNW 331°1,199 m8.9 mi
Round TopNW 319°1,194 m7.5 mi
High TopNW 316°1,171 m7.7 mi
Young LickNW 311°1,161 m5.8 mi
Dismal MountainNW 317°1,147 m7.6 mi
Baker KnobNW 306°1,089 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332792 — Raper Mountain, Habersham County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717916

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