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Brushy Knob

Brushy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Knob rises to 982 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the north-northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31579533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
982 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72509, -83.94074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 26
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Upper DeSoto Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Nottely Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Lower DeSoto Falls: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 5.3 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 11.1 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 13.5 mi
  • Lewis Monument: 13.7 mi
  • White Church: 14.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 10.5 mi
  • White County History Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Poop Island: 21.0 mi
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 12.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Brushy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNNE1,355 m1.0 mi
Slaughter MountainNNW1,317 m1.7 mi
Coosa BaldNNW1,303 m3.9 mi
Wildcat KnobNNW1,197 m3.2 mi
CowrockE1,170 m4.8 mi
Levelland MountainE1,160 m2.4 mi
Green Cliff TopE1,153 m4.6 mi
Wolf Laurel TopE1,151 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:53
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331259 — Brushy Knob, Lumpkin County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716588

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