Tower Mountain
Tower Mountain rises to 978 m in Georgia. Shooting Creek Bald stands 1,311 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Branch Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31593461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 978 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 14 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 15 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fall Branch Knob: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Stomp Knob: 1.7 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 1.8 mi
- Milksick Cove Knob: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.8 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 4.9 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Towns County Park: 6.5 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 7.1 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 7.1 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 6.1 mi
- Howitzer: 2.9 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 6.3 mi
- Waterwheel: 6.3 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 6.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Sheep Nose: 10.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 13.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 15.3 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 16.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.7 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 19.8 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 20.6 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.9 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 15.1 mi
- White Church: 15.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 22.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 20.3 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 16.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 19.7 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.7 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.8 mi
- Burton: 9.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.3 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Creek Bald | NNE 33° | 1,311 m | 6.4 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | SE 131° | 1,304 m | 2.6 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 1° | 1,276 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNE 15° | 1,237 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | NNE 22° | 1,221 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NNE 28° | 1,212 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dismal Knob | ESE 123° | 1,199 m | 2.8 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 156° | 1,194 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333250 — Tower Mountain, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718381
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