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Crawfish Spring

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Elevation, modelled
222 m
Tallest summit within 23.9 miles
Gulf Mountain659 m · 19.9 mi
Nearest byway
Lookout Mountain Parkway7.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:59local time
Coordinates
34.8705, -85.2924
Crawfish Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Crawfish Spring is a spring in Georgia, at a modelled 222 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Georgia 4th Cavalry, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Crawfish Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gulf MountainSSW 211°659 m19.9 mi
Round TopWSW 250°647 m6.8 mi
Suck Creek MountainNNW 340°624.84 m23.0 mi
Round KnobNNW 348°601 m20.1 mi
Buck KnobN 355°595 m23.6 mi
Fox MountainWSW 239°591 m18.1 mi
Fox MountainWSW 240°584 m17.4 mi
Elder MountainNNW 340°569 m17.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 33
Cliffs: 29
Artworks: 15
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2920:2120:59
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4616:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424553616976797973625145
Precip in5.35.35.65.14.44.34.53.74.43.35.15.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga 2 SW, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs14222722015187.533.938.423.733.832.542.8127

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chattanooga Creek AT Ga193, Near Flintstone, GA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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