Rough Mountain
Rough Mountain rises to 1,014 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Laurel Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31591174, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,014 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 3 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wolf Laurel Top: 0.5 mi
- Corbin Horse Stamp: 0.7 mi
- Rock Spring Top: 0.8 mi
- Green Cliff Top: 0.9 mi
- Little Wildcat Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Vogel State Park: 3.8 mi
- Campscape: 4.8 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 6.3 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 8.2 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 2.7 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 2.7 mi
- Nottely Falls: 2.9 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 3.0 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 3.9 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 6.9 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 8.1 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 8.4 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 8.6 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 1.4 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 7.2 mi
- White Church: 10.9 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 14.8 mi
- Lewis Monument: 15.4 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 3.9 mi
- White County History Museum: 11.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 11.1 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 11.1 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 15.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.6 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 24.7 mi
- Open Bible: 24.8 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 1.1 mi
- Blue Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 11.6 mi
- Sheep Nose: 16.6 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 4.9 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 12.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 12.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 18.0 mi
- Poop Island: 24.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.6 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Rough Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | W 278° | 1,355 m | 3.8 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,317 m | 4.6 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | NE 35° | 1,225 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | WNW 298° | 1,197 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cowrock | SE 129° | 1,170 m | 1.1 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | W 268° | 1,160 m | 1.6 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SE 128° | 1,153 m | 0.9 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | SSW 204° | 1,151 m | 0.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718085
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