Turkeypen Mountain
Turkeypen Mountain rises to 867 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonas Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31593735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 867 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 7 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jonas Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Jacks Knob: 1.2 mi
- Horsetrough Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Eagle Knob: 1.3 mi
- Jim Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 4.8 mi
- Vogel State Park: 7.3 mi
- Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 7.8 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 8.1 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 3.1 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.0 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 5.6 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 6.1 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 6.9 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 7.0 mi
- Howitzer: 8.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 7.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 9.0 mi
- White County History Museum: 15.7 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.7 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 22.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 6.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 8.7 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- White Church: 12.0 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 21.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 10.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 11.2 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 5.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 12.9 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 1.1 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 20.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Turkeypen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | N 3° | 1,458 m | 3.8 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | N 7° | 1,390 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 5° | 1,345 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chimney Top | N 5° | 1,286 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,255 m | 3.6 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,252 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 0° | 1,228 m | 2.3 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | S 173° | 1,225 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714996
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