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Tower Mountain

Tower Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates34.90287, -83.69128

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks: 52
  • 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
  • Cupid Falls Park: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Tower Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shooting Creek BaldNNE1,311 m6.4 mi
Double Spring KnobSE1,304 m2.6 mi
Eagle MountainN1,276 m4.2 mi
Sassafras KnobNNE1,237 m5.3 mi
Mayapple KnobNNE1,221 m5.4 mi
Dismal KnobESE1,199 m2.8 mi
Whiteoak StompESE1,185 m2.8 mi
Wolfstake KnobESE1,178 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047546370737267574640

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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