Big Mountain

Big Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.80456, -83.03182. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Mountain

• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Iron Horse · attraction · Greene · ~33 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~43 km · Must-see
• Georgia Museum of Art · museum · Clarke · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church Steeple · church · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• University of Georgia Campus Arboretum · park · Clarke · ~44 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Herty Field · park · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Athens Confederate Monument · fort · Clarke · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tree That Owns Itself · attraction · Clarke · ~46 km · Must-see
• Seney-Stovall Chapel · church · Clarke · ~46 km · Must-see
• Taylor-Grady House · fort · Clarke · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown State Park · park · Elbert · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bobby Brown Park · park · Elbert · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Russell Calhoun Falls SC · waterfall · Abbeville · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ty Cobb · attraction · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Mountain

• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Alcovy Mountain · viewpoint · Walton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~96 km · Must-see
• Currahee Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~108 km · Must-see
• Chenocetah Mountain · viewpoint · Habersham · ~111 km · Must-see
• Skitt Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~126 km · Must-see
• Arabia Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~127 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Park · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~128 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~129 km · Must-see
• Wauka Mountain · viewpoint · White · ~132 km · Must-see

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