Turniptown Mountain
Turniptown Mountain rises to 1,103 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stover Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Turniptown Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia. The elevation is 3,619 feet (1,103 m). Turniptown Mountain took its name from a nearby indigenous settlement where tubers were harvested, an important food source to Native Americans.
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Wikidata Q31593781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,103 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 15 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 16 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stover Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Columbia Top: 2.0 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Tickanetley Bald: 2.7 mi
- Aaron Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Harrison Park of Ellijay: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 9.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 11.2 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 10.2 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 12.0 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Fall Creek Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 6.0 mi
- Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 6.4 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 6.7 mi
- Red Apple Barn: 9.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 11.2 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 11.5 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 11.5 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 6.4 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 15.5 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 24.3 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 24.7 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 5.7 mi
- White Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Panther Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Poop Island: 10.9 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 14.5 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 17.7 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 14.1 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 17.7 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 19.1 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 20.5 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 5.3 mi
- Bear: 24.9 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 15.8 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Turniptown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Mountain | NE 43° | 1,235 m | 4.3 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,232 m | 3.1 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | NE 44° | 1,209 m | 2.7 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NE 39° | 1,198 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cold Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,165 m | 4.2 mi |
| Stover Mountain | NE 56° | 1,158 m | 1.1 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,069 m | 3.2 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | NE 46° | 1,069 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718447
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