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Turkey Mountain

Turkey Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Mountain rises to 735 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Top, a peak 1.5 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Murray County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31804896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
735 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.79064, -84.61132

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Double Top: 1.5 mi
  • Demps Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Tatum Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Rocky Face: 2.6 mi
  • Granny Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Veterans Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 16.4 mi
  • The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway: 18.0 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 19.4 mi
  • Rifle: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 3.0 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 3.1 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 3.2 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 5.1 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Turkey Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowpen MountainNNE 17°1,264 m7.2 mi
Bald MountainN 349°1,222 m5.2 mi
Little Bald MountainNNW 342°1,126 m4.9 mi
Grassy MountainNW 326°1,125 m6.0 mi
Three Forks MountainNNE 23°1,101 m6.7 mi
Flat Top MountainENE 57°1,094 m7.7 mi
Potatopatch MountainNNE 12°1,085 m3.3 mi
Buckeye MountainN 9°1,074 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4316:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718421

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