Tray Mountain
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Tray Mountain rises to 1,347 m in Georgia. Double Spring Knob stands 1,304 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brier Creek Bald, a peak 1.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Tray Mountain, with an elevation of 4,430 ft (1,350 m) is the seventh-highest peak in Georgia. The boundary line between White and Towns counties bisects the mountain, but leaves the summit in Towns County. Habersham County lies on a lower part of the mountain, but not on the summit. Tray Mountain is within the borders of the Chattahoochee National Forest and is part of the Tray Mountain Wilderness. The mountain is referred to by some as the grandstand for viewing the Nantahala Mountains in North Carolina and the rest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. The Appalachian Trail crosses the peak. The name "Tray" most likely is a corruption of "Trail Mountain", so named for the trails traversing the mountain.
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Wikidata Q7836482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1347 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 9 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brier Creek Bald: 1.0 mi
- High Point: 1.5 mi
- Hickory Knob: 1.7 mi
- Crowder Lick: 1.9 mi
- Hanson Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Anna Ruby Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 5.4 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.2 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 7.3 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 7.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 5.0 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 5.8 mi
- Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 7.3 mi
- Cool River Tubing Company: 7.3 mi
- Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 7.3 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 13.8 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 14.8 mi
- White County History Museum: 14.8 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 16.4 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.5 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 7.5 mi
- White Church: 8.3 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 10.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 24.4 mi
- Grimes Nose: 6.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Sheep Nose: 15.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 20.4 mi
- Big Red Apple: 21.9 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 22.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 22.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 6.5 mi
- Big Spring: 21.3 mi
- Burton: 7.8 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Tray Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Spring Knob | NNE 16° | 1,304 m | 5.5 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | WNW 296° | 1,270 m | 1.0 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | W 270° | 1,225 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | W 266° | 1,224 m | 2.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | W 281° | 1,222 m | 4.1 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | WNW 282° | 1,213 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dismal Knob | NNE 19° | 1,199 m | 5.8 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 22° | 1,194 m | 3.5 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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714971
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