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Red Root Mountain

Red Root Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Root Mountain rises to 408 m in Georgia. Oakey Mountain stands 960 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chenocetah Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31590275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
408 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.49538, -83.47961

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Waterfalls: 37
Historic sites: 29
  • Lane Family Historical Cemetery: 2.2 mi
  • Leatherwood Baptist Church: 2.4 mi
  • Banks-Maxwell Cemetery: 5.3 mi
  • Line Baptist Church: 6.1 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Habersham County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
  • M60: 12.4 mi
  • Atlanta Dragway: 15.9 mi
  • Tractor: 17.3 mi
  • Rockton-Rion #20 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Steam Engine: 18.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • Loudermilk Boarding House Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 6.1 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Storm Debris Site Test: 20.0 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 22.2 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 22.2 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Big Red Apple: 2.9 mi
  • Rabbittown Rabbit: 21.1 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 23.6 mi
  • stainless steel: 23.7 mi
  • Violin: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Red Root Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakey MountainNNW960 m18.0 mi
Yonah MountainNW958 m16.5 mi
Joe MountainN917 m19.5 mi
Pigeon MountainN862 m15.8 mi
Flat Creek MountainN818 m17.1 mi
Stony MountainN817 m15.9 mi
Pink MountainWNW796 m16.5 mi
Wauka MountainW796 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1320:50
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586673767569595043
Precip in5.55.05.64.43.95.14.75.64.44.84.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornelia, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358714178

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