Rock Mountain
Rock Mountain rises to 1,118 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain east of Mountain City in Rabun County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,118 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 26 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
- Dome Falls: 6.8 mi
- Final Falls: 7.8 mi
- Serenity Falls: 7.8 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 2.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.0 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Raven Knob: 0.9 mi
- Blacks Creek Knob: 1.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.6 mi
- Oakey Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 3.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 12.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.0 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 2.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 14.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 15.8 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 15.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 12.7 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 14.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 4.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 9.7 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 16.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Big Spring: 12.6 mi
- Moody Spring: 14.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.5 mi
- Burton: 13.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 13.9 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NE 35° | 1,431 m | 4.3 mi |
| Flint Knob | NNE 24° | 1,283 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flat Top | NNE 33° | 1,259 m | 3.0 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,246 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fodderstack | NE 38° | 1,209 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ford Mountain | NNE 23° | 1,197 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thomas Knob | NNE 12° | 1,180 m | 6.1 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,161 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332882 — Rock Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718029
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