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Yellow Mountain

Yellow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Yellow Mountain rises to 685 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crow Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31594758, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.70426, -83.58406

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • African American Heritage Site: 5.4 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Pitts Park: 6.8 mi
  • Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions: 27
  • forest service Rd 27: 6.0 mi
  • Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 7.3 mi
  • Cool River Tubing Company: 7.7 mi
  • Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 7.9 mi
  • Habersham County Fairgrounds: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • White Church: 6.1 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 9.3 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 14.9 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 15.0 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.8 mi
Museums: 12
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 10.7 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 12.6 mi
  • White County History Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Loudermilk Boarding House Museum: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 11.7 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.2 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 13.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Yellow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainNW 320°1,347 m8.8 mi
Brier Creek BaldNW 317°1,270 m9.7 mi
Rocky MountainNW 308°1,224 m10.5 mi
Young LickNNW 335°1,161 m9.1 mi
Baker KnobNNW 334°1,089 m8.1 mi
High PointNW 323°1,064 m10.2 mi
Hickory KnobNW 310°1,027 m7.7 mi
Chimney MountainNW 322°1,023 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:51
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:3816:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586673777670594942
Precip in5.85.35.54.54.55.24.95.94.64.74.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarkesville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718613

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