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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
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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: 5
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 MountainNNE 12°1,355 m1.0 mi
Slaughter MountainNNW 341°1,317 m1.7 mi
Coosa BaldNNW 341°1,303 m3.9 mi
Wildcat KnobNNW 343°1,197 m3.2 mi
CowrockE 93°1,170 m4.8 mi
Levelland MountainE 80°1,160 m2.4 mi
Green Cliff TopE 91°1,153 m4.6 mi
Wolf Laurel TopE 90°1,151 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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