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Whissenhunt Mountain

Whissenhunt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Whissenhunt Mountain rises to 637 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31594238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
637 m
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Coordinates34.59537, -84.06102

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Green Space: 2.4 mi
  • Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Hancock Park: 6.1 mi
  • Town Square: 6.1 mi
  • Lake Zwerner and Yahoola Creek Reservoir: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 33
Waterfalls: 28
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Etowah Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 10
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 12.8 mi
  • Open Bible: 14.3 mi
  • Praying Hands: 14.3 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 14.3 mi
  • Bear: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Storm Debris Site Test: 13.8 mi
  • Nextgen Pest Solutions: 17.0 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 22.7 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 22.7 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 16.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 24.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 6.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Whissenhunt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springer MountainWNW 286°1,148 m7.8 mi
Black MountainNNE 30°1,139 m6.3 mi
Big Cedar MountainNNE 31°1,126 m7.6 mi
Ball MountainWNW 289°1,109 m7.4 mi
Black MountainW 279°1,100 m8.3 mi
Hawk MountainNW 315°1,089 m6.5 mi
Baker MountainNNE 28°1,079 m9.2 mi
Jacobs KnobNNE 32°1,074 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2520:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248566471757468584841
Precip in6.05.75.95.24.75.14.86.04.75.45.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 330236 — Whissenhunt Mountain, Lumpkin County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358715270

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