Rich Mountain
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Rich Mountain rises to 1,232 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tickanetley Bald, a peak 0.7 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Rich Mountain, elevation 4,040 feet (1,230 m), is the highest point in the Rich Mountain Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Gilmer County, Georgia. It is the second-highest peak in Gilmer County; only Big Bald Mountain is taller, with its summit at 4,081 feet (1,244 m).
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7323377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1232 m
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 16 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 17 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tickanetley Bald: 0.7 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Columbia Top: 1.1 mi
- Cold Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Big Bald Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Harrison Park of Ellijay: 8.1 mi
- Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 8.4 mi
- Willa Mae Haight Park: 8.4 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 8.5 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 9.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 13.4 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 4.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 8.5 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 8.8 mi
- Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 9.4 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 11.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 11.7 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 11.7 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 11.9 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 8.2 mi
- White Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Panther Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 8.7 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 18.6 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 23.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 23.9 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 19.2 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 20.0 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 23.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Poop Island: 7.8 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 17.1 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 20.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 17.2 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 8.0 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 15.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Rich Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,235 m | 1.4 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | SSE 161° | 1,209 m | 0.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,198 m | 0.8 mi |
| Cold Mountain | N 3° | 1,165 m | 1.2 mi |
| Stover Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,158 m | 2.1 mi |
| Turniptown Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,103 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SE 132° | 1,069 m | 1.6 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,069 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717993
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