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Yellowback Mountain

Yellowback Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Yellowback Mountain rises to 398 m in Georgia. Joe Mountain stands 917 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Trembly Bald, a peak 0.4 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31594803, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.65287, -83.31322

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Boyer Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Longnose Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Battle Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Little Brasstown Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Panther Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Colonel Cleveland Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 8.4 mi
  • Cobbs Bridge: 9.0 mi
  • Stephens County High School: 9.7 mi
  • Site of Westminster Speedway: 11.1 mi
Museums: 13
  • Gathany Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 5.2 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.1 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 23.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Yellowback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Joe MountainNW 311°917 m13.0 mi
Stamp KnobNW 314°906 m12.4 mi
Seals KnobNW 315°881 m13.6 mi
Pigeon MountainWNW 298°862 m10.6 mi
Jameson MountainNW 322°821 m13.2 mi
Flat Creek MountainWNW 296°818 m13.8 mi
Stony MountainWNW 298°817 m10.9 mi
Oakey MountainNW 319°796 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:50
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:3716:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873635246
Precip in5.55.05.44.64.15.14.25.74.64.84.45.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718625

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