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Hemlock Falls

Hemlock Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hemlock Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 676 m. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hellhole Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

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Hemlock Falls is a waterfall located in Rabun County, Georgia. It is located in the Tallulah Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest on Moccasin Creek. The Hemlock Trail is about one mile long, beginning at Moccasin Creek State Park and following an old railroad bed.

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Wikidata Q37887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates34.85271, -83.61081

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Anna Ruby Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 24
Museums: 11
  • The Foxfire Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 14.1 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 14.9 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 11.9 mi
  • White Church: 12.6 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 12.7 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 9.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.6 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Wine Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hemlock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainSW 230°1,347 m5.5 mi
Double Spring KnobNW 304°1,304 m3.1 mi
Brier Creek BaldWSW 238°1,270 m5.9 mi
Dismal KnobNW 311°1,199 m3.0 mi
Round TopW 264°1,194 m2.9 mi
Whiteoak StompNW 323°1,185 m3.1 mi
Wolfstake KnobNW 324°1,178 m3.3 mi
High TopW 264°1,171 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs239264271251212162128128117120145200

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/405920351

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