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Tunnel Mountain

Tunnel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tunnel Mountain rises to 824 m in Georgia. Little Bald stands 1,527 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31593562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.93870, -83.47488

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 4.0 mi
  • Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 5.9 mi
  • High Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.2 mi
  • White Church: 21.5 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 22.3 mi
Museums: 7
  • The Foxfire Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 14.2 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 15.1 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Wine Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Moody Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Tunnel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little BaldNNW 327°1,527 m4.8 mi
Ridgepole MountainN 351°1,525 m4.2 mi
Ridgepole MountainN 352°1,515 m4.5 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainN 357°1,472 m5.2 mi
Pickens NoseN 10°1,472 m5.9 mi
Dicks KnobNW 320°1,409 m4.2 mi
Grassy RidgeN 352°1,343 m3.1 mi
Steeltrap KnobNW 315°1,216 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718402

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