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Van Houten Mountain

Van Houten Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Van Houten Mountain rises to 320 m in Georgia. Dowdell Knob stands 423 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McGraw Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31593827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
320 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.94096, -84.44742

86 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • McGraw Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Green Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Salter Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Dorster Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • The Top: 2.6 mi
Parks: 25
  • Sprewell Bluff Park: 6.3 mi
  • WWII Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Greatest Generation Memorial Park: 7.2 mi
  • Westside Park: 7.6 mi
  • Weaver Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • The Walking Dead - Saviors’ outpost filming location: 5.3 mi
  • The Walking Dead - last Negan vs Rick fight location (tree on hill top) S08E16: 7.9 mi
  • The Walking Dead - The heaps filming location: 24.4 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Prison filming location: 24.4 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Oceanside filming location: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • old car: 5.3 mi
  • First Post Office at The Rock: 12.6 mi
  • Jenkins General Store (early 20th century): 15.5 mi
  • Confederate Hospital: 19.2 mi
  • Old Federal Road: 20.8 mi
Museums: 4
  • F. D. Roosevelt Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Legacy Exhibit: 14.5 mi
  • Candler Field Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Chipeley Historical Center: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • WJSP Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 22.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Willingham Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Lowe Springs: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Falls: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Houten Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dowdell KnobWSW 248°423 m18.6 mi
Betts MountainWSW 258°395 m7.5 mi
Dorster MountainNNE 29°392 m2.3 mi
Oak MountainWSW 241°380 m23.7 mi
Indian Grave MountainENE 57°379 m6.7 mi
Salter MountainN 5°372 m1.7 mi
Pine MountainWSW 244°365 m2.8 mi
Spring MountainSW 224°358 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:3120:1420:50
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:3716:5817:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955637177808075655548
Precip in4.44.55.04.02.94.35.44.23.92.94.04.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thomaston 4SE, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333317 — Van Houten Mountain, Upson County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358718451

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