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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.

About

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

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Coordinates34.59593, -83.94408

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • 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: 26
  • 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: 24
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: 4
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 MountainNNE1,160 m9.7 mi
Turkey StampN1,150 m9.6 mi
Black MountainNNW1,139 m6.5 mi
Big Cedar MountainNNW1,126 m7.0 mi
Corbin Horse StampNNE1,112 m9.6 mi
Baker MountainNNW1,079 m8.4 mi
Gaddis MountainN1,079 m9.3 mi
Rocky MountainN1,078 m8.8 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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