Spaniard Mountain
Spaniard Mountain rises to 1,052 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Garrett Branch Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31592522, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,052 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 10 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Glassy Knob: 1.9 mi
- Steedly Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Henry Knob: 2.3 mi
- Round Top: 2.3 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 6.3 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 6.8 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 7.4 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 7.7 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 7.8 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 4.4 mi
- Howitzer: 5.7 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 7.4 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 7.8 mi
- Waterwheel: 8.2 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 8.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 10.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 10.6 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 9.9 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.0 mi
- White Church: 12.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 20.0 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 11.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 11.8 mi
- White County History Museum: 17.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 17.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 20.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 16.3 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 20.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 24.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.4 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.0 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Spaniard Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | WNW 298° | 1,458 m | 3.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | WNW 288° | 1,390 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tray Mountain | SE 130° | 1,347 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NW 308° | 1,345 m | 3.9 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | ENE 70° | 1,304 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chimney Top | NW 319° | 1,286 m | 4.6 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | SE 133° | 1,270 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,255 m | 4.5 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 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714673
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