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Three Sisters Mountain

Three Sisters Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Three Sisters Mountain rises to 645 m in Georgia. Levelland Mountain stands 1,160 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Old tractor, a attraction 1.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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The story

Three Sisters Mountain is a mountain near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia with a trio of peaks known locally as Rattlesnake, Wildcat and McBrayer. The middle summit is the highest with an elevation of 2,131 feet (650 m).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7797799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
645 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.59593, -83.94408

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Zwerner and Yahoola Creek Reservoir: 3.5 mi
  • Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Yahoola Creek Park: 4.8 mi
  • Hancock Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • Mcdonalds House: 4.6 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Auraria: 9.5 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.5 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 5.7 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 11
  • Storm Debris Site Test: 7.4 mi
  • Nextgen Pest Solutions: 17.8 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 19.4 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Praying Hands: 14.5 mi
  • Open Bible: 14.6 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 14.6 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 15.7 mi
  • stainless steel: 21.0 mi
Museums: 9
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 5.0 mi
  • White County History Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 10.3 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 3.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Three Sisters Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Levelland MountainNNE 15°1,160 m9.7 mi
Turkey StampN 358°1,150 m9.6 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 342°1,147 m9.5 mi
Black MountainNNW 327°1,139 m6.5 mi
Big Cedar MountainNNW 337°1,126 m7.0 mi
Corbin Horse StampNNE 23°1,112 m9.6 mi
Rock Spring TopNNE 21°1,084 m9.6 mi
Baker MountainNNW 344°1,079 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1520:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248566471757468584841
Precip in6.05.75.95.24.75.14.86.04.75.45.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358714895

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