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Allatoona Falls

Allatoona Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Allatoona Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Sharp Mountain stands 711 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MTB Training Area, a park 1.3 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
6.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.14347, -84.53063

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • MTB Training Area: 1.3 mi
  • Olde Rope Mill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Blankets Creek: 2.0 mi
  • J.J. Biello Park - Twin Creeks Softball Complex: 2.3 mi
  • JJ Biello Park - Riverside Athletic Complex: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Sweat Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Campbell Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Polecat Mountain: 9.0 mi
  • Hickory Log Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Byrd Mountain: 10.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Columbaria: 7.0 mi
  • Piece of the Berlin Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Robert McAfee House: 9.0 mi
  • Fort Buffington: 9.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial at Patriots Point: 10.5 mi
Museums: 36
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 24
  • old 1-cylinder engine: 4.2 mi
  • LakePoint Station: 12.4 mi
  • Roswell Mill: 13.4 mi
  • Old Car City USA: 15.3 mi
  • Sweet Eloise: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 22
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Vickery Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Water Wheel: 22.3 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sharp MountainN 4°711 m20.5 mi
Bear MountainNNW 330°700 m13.5 mi
Pine Log MountainNNW 333°689 m13.8 mi
Rich MountainN 1°658 m19.4 mi
Henderson MountainN 359°602 m18.1 mi
Sawnee MountainENE 73°593 m22.1 mi
Cagle MountainN 0°582 m17.4 mi
Hanging MountainNW 320°581 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1720:54
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4116:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787772615043
Precip in4.94.45.04.53.94.04.94.13.93.43.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allatoona DAM 2, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs287317280248179126111100122109150242

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little River AT GA 5, Near Woodstock, GA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/346562838

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