Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 989 m in Georgia. Hightower Bald stands 1,338 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bill Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 331266).
Wikidata Q31579664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 989 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 18 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 29 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.4 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.8 mi
- Old Bill Knob: 1.1 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Knob: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bell Knob: 1.3 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 2.8 mi
- Towns County Park: 3.9 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Gibson Cove: 6.6 mi
- Nantahala Purchase Unit: 6.8 mi
- Howitzer: 2.1 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 3.6 mi
- Waterwheel: 3.6 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
- Turbine: 6.4 mi
- Sheep Nose: 8.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 16.8 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 18.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 15.1 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 17.7 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 17.8 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 22.6 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 17.2 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 17.5 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 18.0 mi
- White Church: 18.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.3 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 19.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 24.2 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 20.4 mi
- Franklin Garden: 24.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.3 mi
- Big Spring: 14.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 15.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 15.4 mi
- Burton: 12.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower Bald | ENE 67° | 1,338 m | 5.4 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | ENE 67° | 1,311 m | 4.8 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | SSE 150° | 1,304 m | 5.9 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NE 51° | 1,276 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NE 55° | 1,237 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | ENE 62° | 1,221 m | 3.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ENE 66° | 1,212 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dismal Knob | SSE 147° | 1,199 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331266 — Buck Knob, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716627
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