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Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in the northeastern part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border between Towns and Union counties south of the city of Hiawassee .
The highest mountain in Georgia, Brasstown Bald, averages 30–40 inches of snow per season. Heavy snow in the extreme northern counties is considered 5 inches (13 cm) or more of snow in a 12-hour period or 7 inches (18 cm) or more of snow in a 24-hour period".
The monthly daily mean temperature ranges from 36.8 °F (2.7 °C) in January to 73.3 °F (22.9 °C) in July. ... Brasstown Bald is the highest mountain peak in ...
One example of southern balds' abnormality can be found at Roan Mountain, where Roan High Knob (el. 6,285 ft/1,915 m) is coated with a dense stand of spruce-fir forest, whereas an adjacent summit, Round Bald (el. 5,826 ft/1,776 m), is almost entirely devoid of trees. Why some summits are bald and some are not is a mystery, though there are ...
The 11 highest summits of Georgia with at least 100 feet of topographic prominence; Rank Summit County Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Brasstown Bald [1]: Towns/Union: 4,784 ft
The elevation range of the area. [e] All topographic elevations are adjusted to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). All geographic coordinates are adjusted to the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84). The mean elevation for each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are accurate to the nearest 100 feet (30 m).
Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil might be the most well-known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new list casts doubt on his accuracy.
The Brasstown Wilderness was designated in 1986 and currently consists of 12,896 acres (52.19 km 2). The Wilderness is located within the borders of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County and Towns County, Georgia. The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.