Rattlesnake Mountain
Rattlesnake Mountain rises to 918 m in Georgia. Rocky Mountain stands 1,228 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 918 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 4 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cass Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Frozentop: 1.0 mi
- Sheep Rock Top: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Ledford Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Vogel State Park: 4.9 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 7.0 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 7.6 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 7.7 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 3.1 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 4.0 mi
- Nottely Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 4.0 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 5.9 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 7.0 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 7.5 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 8.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 3.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 7.3 mi
- White Church: 10.9 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 18.5 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Grimes Nose: 10.8 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.4 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.0 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 4.8 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 9.5 mi
- White County History Museum: 13.3 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.3 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 18.8 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 4.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 20.2 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 12.2 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 15.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 19.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 19.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 3.9 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 17.9 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Rattlesnake Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,228 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | NE 45° | 1,225 m | 2.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,222 m | 5.3 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | NE 51° | 1,213 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cowrock | SSW 194° | 1,170 m | 4.1 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | SW 225° | 1,160 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SSW 196° | 1,153 m | 4.0 mi |
| Jacks Knob | NE 39° | 1,153 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332797 — Rattlesnake Mountain, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717930
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