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Cedar Cliff Knob

Cedar Cliff Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Cliff Knob rises to 998 m in Georgia. Little Bald stands 1,527 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31580449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
998 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.92870, -83.56322

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 5.9 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.0 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 5.9 mi
  • High Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Thomas Falls: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 10
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 18.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
Museums: 8
  • The Foxfire Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 9.7 mi
  • White Church: 18.5 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 18.6 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Wine Spring: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Cedar Cliff Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little BaldNNE 27°1,527 m5.3 mi
Kitchens KnobN 352°1,462 m6.1 mi
Courthouse BaldNNW 347°1,414 m5.3 mi
Dicks KnobNNE 31°1,409 m4.5 mi
Grassy RidgeNE 50°1,343 m5.9 mi
Hightower BaldNW 320°1,338 m5.0 mi
Shooting Creek BaldNW 314°1,311 m5.2 mi
Sharp TopNNW 340°1,309 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 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331350 — Cedar Cliff Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358716749

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