Straw Mountain
Straw Mountain rises to 958 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Coleman River Scenic Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31592869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 958 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 13.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 22 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 22 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 501 Falls: 4.2 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 4.6 mi
- High Falls: 5.3 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Falls: 6.1 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff Knob: 1.9 mi
- Buzzard Rock Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.2 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 0.5 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 6.7 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 8.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 9.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 10.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 11.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 15.0 mi
- The Catstairs: 16.1 mi
- Grimes Nose: 17.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 19.7 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 7.8 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.4 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 8.3 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 11.4 mi
- White Church: 19.9 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 20.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 20.4 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 17.0 mi
- Burton: 7.3 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Straw Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Scaly | N 358° | 1,539 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Bald | N 8° | 1,527 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,525 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,472 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kitchens Knob | NNW 334° | 1,462 m | 6.0 mi |
| Deadening Knob | N 3° | 1,461 m | 6.4 mi |
| Courthouse Bald | NW 326° | 1,414 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dicks Knob | N 9° | 1,409 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714760
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