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As Knob

As Knob, seen from above at true elevation

As Knob rises to 1,053 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31577983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1053 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.95370, -83.59294

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 7.5 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas Falls: 5.1 mi
  • High Falls: 5.6 mi
  • New Falls: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
  • The Foxfire Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 18.2 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.0 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 19.2 mi
  • White Church: 19.6 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Wine Spring: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of As Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ScalyNE 37°1,539 m5.6 mi
Little BaldNE 54°1,527 m5.0 mi
Big LaurelNNE 15°1,469 m5.3 mi
Kitchens KnobN 11°1,462 m4.4 mi
Chunky Gal MountainN 8°1,454 m5.4 mi
Courthouse BaldN 8°1,414 m3.4 mi
Dicks KnobENE 62°1,409 m4.6 mi
Whiteoak StampN 9°1,403 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358716376

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