Rocky Face
Rocky Face rises to 903 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Potatopatch Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31590857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 903 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 3 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 4 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 6 mi
- West Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potatopatch Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Double Top: 1.7 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Fort Mountain State Park: 6.7 mi
- Fort Mountain State Park: 7.1 mi
- Murray County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Petty-Fairy Valley Park: 9.2 mi
- Red Apple Barn: 9.8 mi
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site: 12.7 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 13.4 mi
- Engelheim Vineyards Tasting Room: 15.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 16.4 mi
- Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 1.2 mi
- Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 1.3 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls 25: 1.6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 6.2 mi
- Jacks River Falls 80: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 14.1 mi
- Rifle: 19.7 mi
- Memorial Wall: 19.7 mi
- The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway: 20.4 mi
- Panther Bluff: 5.3 mi
- White Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 12.4 mi
- Fincher Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Rocky Face: 22.5 mi
- Shady Beach: 17.3 mi
- Shady Beach: 17.3 mi
- Poop Island: 18.7 mi
- Parksville Beach: 19.1 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 11.7 mi
- Whitfield County Historical Museum: 20.8 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 22.8 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 20.1 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 13.5 mi
- Face: 20.6 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 1.2 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 3.1 mi
- Due: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Rocky Face. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowpen Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,264 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,222 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NW 324° | 1,126 m | 2.6 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NW 305° | 1,125 m | 4.1 mi |
| Three Forks Mountain | NE 36° | 1,101 m | 4.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,094 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hemp Top | NNE 27° | 1,089 m | 11.2 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | NE 43° | 1,085 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:53 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332894 — Rocky Face, Murray County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718046
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