Rock Mountain
Rock Mountain rises to 834 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Coleman River Scenic Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain near the Tallulah River in Rabun County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 21 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 501 Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 4.5 mi
- High Falls: 5.5 mi
- Thomas Falls: 5.9 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Knob: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Straw Mountain: 1.2 mi
- River Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 0.7 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.7 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 7.8 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 10.3 mi
- Howitzer: 10.3 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 11.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 17.0 mi
- Blue Bluff: 17.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 17.2 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 8.9 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.0 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.9 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.4 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 9.4 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- White Church: 19.4 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 19.5 mi
- Chattooga Town: 21.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.6 mi
- Big Spring: 9.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 16.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 24.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 24.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 24.0 mi
- Burton: 7.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Scaly | N 10° | 1,539 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Bald | NNE 23° | 1,527 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | NE 41° | 1,525 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kitchens Knob | NNW 344° | 1,462 m | 5.6 mi |
| Courthouse Bald | NNW 337° | 1,414 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dicks Knob | NNE 28° | 1,409 m | 3.6 mi |
| Whiteoak Stamp | NNW 346° | 1,403 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | NE 51° | 1,343 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714287
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