Sheep Rock Top
Sheep Rock Top rises to 1,088 m in Georgia. Horsetrough Mountain stands 1,225 m to the north-northeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31592056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,088 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 3 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cass Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Frozentop: 1.5 mi
- Poor Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Vogel State Park: 5.4 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Smithgall Woods State Park: 6.7 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 6.7 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 7.1 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 2.8 mi
- Raven Cliff Falls: 3.2 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Duke Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Nottely Falls: 5.5 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 4.6 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 5.0 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 7.1 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 7.4 mi
- Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 7.7 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 3.1 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 6.3 mi
- White Church: 10.0 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 18.1 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 5.4 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 10.5 mi
- White County History Museum: 12.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 12.4 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 18.5 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Grimes Nose: 9.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 3.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 13.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 14.1 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 14.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 19.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 19.9 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 19.9 mi
- Big Red Apple: 24.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 4.1 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 17.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Sheep Rock Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsetrough Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,225 m | 2.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 54° | 1,222 m | 5.2 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | NE 38° | 1,213 m | 4.4 mi |
| Cowrock | SSW 206° | 1,170 m | 3.6 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,160 m | 4.8 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SSW 209° | 1,153 m | 3.5 mi |
| Jacks Knob | NNE 26° | 1,153 m | 4.3 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | SW 221° | 1,151 m | 4.0 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 | 19:00 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329663 — Sheep Rock Top, White County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358714560
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