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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, a peak in Georgia
Rocky Mountain, a peak in GeorgiaPete Seabolt · CC BY 3.0

Rocky Mountain rises to 1,224 m in Georgia. Wolfpen Ridge stands 1,390 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanson Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31591053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1224 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.79859, -83.72997

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Unicoi State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 6.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.8 mi
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 7.0 mi
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 29
Museums: 10
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 14.0 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 14.1 mi
  • White County History Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Uhuburg Castle: 6.4 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 8.3 mi
  • White Church: 8.4 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 5.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolfpen RidgeNW 315°1,390 m6.3 mi
Tray MountainE 86°1,347 m2.6 mi
Double Spring KnobNE 37°1,304 m6.9 mi
Brier Creek BaldENE 70°1,270 m1.8 mi
Rocky MountainNW 308°1,228 m6.1 mi
Horsetrough MountainW 273°1,225 m4.7 mi
Blue MountainNW 304°1,222 m1.7 mi
Spaniards KnobWNW 296°1,213 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329505 — Rocky Mountain, White County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358714337

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