Sawnee Mountain
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Sawnee Mountain rises to 593 m in Georgia. Burnt Mountain stands 1,002 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawnee Mountain Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Sawnee Mountain is a low mountain between the piedmont and Appalachian foothills of the U.S. state of Georgia, north of Atlanta. Average rainfall/46.26in/yr/ average snowfall/5.7in/yr/. The name Sawnee Mountain actually refers to the entire ridge of approximately five miles (8 km) in length. At its summit, the elevation is 1,946 feet (593 m) above mean sea level, and is roughly 750 feet (230 m) above the surrounding terrain. The Sawnee Mountain range runs southwest to northeast, and consists of five knolls and three gaps (Chamblee, Sawnee, and Bettes). Located only a few miles north of Cumming, Georgia (the county seat), the mountain is the highest point in Forsyth county at 1,946 ft (593 m) above sea level. One of the highest peaks of metro Atlanta, it is taller than its more well-known neighbors Stone Mountain and Kennesaw Mountain by 260 ft (79 m) and 138 ft (42 m) respectively. Compared to other mountains in the area, however, Sawnee Mountain sits behind Bear Mountain and Pine Log Mountain, both in neighboring Cherokee County to the west.
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Wikidata Q7428670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 593 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Steam Engine Pocket Park: 1.5 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Nature Preserve Park: 1.6 mi
- Episcopal Church Park: 2.4 mi
- Cumming City Park: 2.4 mi
- Cumming Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- A Legacy of Humanity: 2.4 mi
- Historic Period Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory Block House: 8.0 mi
- Chimney: 8.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 9.3 mi
- Anna Hill: 13.8 mi
- Banks Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Potts Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Cox Mountain: 16.5 mi
- American Flag Egg (Eggstraordinary Outdoor Art Exhibit): 1.5 mi
- Cumming City Center Mural: 1.6 mi
- VFW Egg: 2.0 mi
- Eggstraordinary Outdoor Art Exhibit - Forsyth County Family Center: 2.1 mi
- Eggstraordinary Outdoor Art Exhibit - Forsyth Chamber of Commerce: 2.2 mi
- Cumming Fire Museum: 1.6 mi
- Lanier Museum of Natural History: 11.2 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 12.8 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 13.0 mi
- Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center: 14.9 mi
- Steam Engine: 1.5 mi
- Cumming Bandstand: 2.4 mi
- Old truck: 5.8 mi
- James Creek Swimming Pool Slides: 7.5 mi
- Gibbs Gardens: 12.0 mi
- You Pick Blueberry Hill: 11.1 mi
- Mountain Park Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- St. Michael's Prayer Garden: 19.6 mi
- Freedom Garden: 19.7 mi
- Brenau University Garden Society: 20.0 mi
- Water Wheel: 17.3 mi
- Etowah Falls: 18.3 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 19.0 mi
- Waterfall #4: 20.5 mi
- Fall Creek Waterfall: 21.2 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 1.5 mi
- McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
- Buford Nature Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 17.0 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 24.1 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 24.5 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 17.0 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 21.3 mi
- BM Fort: 22.5 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 22.5 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 22.5 mi
- Auraria: 18.2 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sawnee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,002 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | NNW 332° | 983 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Oglethorpe | NNW 331° | 966 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sanderlin Mountain | NNW 333° | 910 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hendrix Mountain | NNW 328° | 832 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sharptop Mountain | NNW 326° | 787 m | 22.2 mi |
| Wet Mountain | NNW 336° | 758 m | 18.5 mi |
| Toland Mountain | NNW 331° | 724 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumming 2N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 342356 — Sawnee Mountain, Forsyth County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358743635
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