Three Forks Mountain
Three Forks Mountain rises to 1,101 m in Georgia. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowpen Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31593247, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,101 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 7 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 8 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 11 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowpen Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.2 mi
- Betty Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Dyer Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Pink Knob: 3.3 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Petty-Fairy Valley Park: 10.6 mi
- Tumbling Creek Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Fort Mountain State Park: 11.0 mi
- Ocoee Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 12.0 mi
- Red Apple Barn: 12.5 mi
- Georgia-Tennessee Border: 13.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 13.6 mi
- Rolling Thunder River Company: 13.7 mi
- Barnes Creek Falls 25: 3.8 mi
- Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 4.8 mi
- Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 5.0 mi
- Jacks River Falls 80: 6.4 mi
- Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 10.5 mi
- Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 12.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- CSA Soldiers Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Nancy Ward Tomb: 20.8 mi
- Rifle: 23.0 mi
- Panther Bluff: 2.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 14.2 mi
- Fincher Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 5.1 mi
- Towee Creek Picnic area: 22.7 mi
- Big Bend Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
- Shady Beach: 14.3 mi
- Parksville Beach: 16.0 mi
- Poop Island: 16.3 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 23.2 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 13.6 mi
- Whitfield County Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 15.2 mi
- Face: 21.8 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 3.2 mi
- Due: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Three Forks Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Frog Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,276 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cowpen Mountain | NW 325° | 1,264 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 254° | 1,222 m | 3.7 mi |
| Chimneytop | NNE 14° | 1,137 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,126 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | W 259° | 1,125 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,094 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hemp Top | NNE 22° | 1,089 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:52 | 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 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718359
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