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Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Knob rises to 1,077 m in Georgia. Little Bald stands 1,527 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31580481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1077 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94509, -83.45905

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 3.2 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
  • Black Rock Mountain State Park: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Big Laurel Falls: 5.7 mi
  • 501 Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 6.2 mi
  • High Falls: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 14
Historic sites: 9
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 16.4 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 21.6 mi
  • White Church: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 7
  • The Foxfire Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 14.4 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 15.3 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 17.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Wine Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Moody Spring: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little BaldNW 315°1,527 m5.0 mi
Ridgepole MountainNNW 337°1,525 m4.0 mi
Ridgepole MountainNNW 340°1,515 m4.3 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainNNW 347°1,472 m4.9 mi
Pickens NoseN 1°1,472 m5.4 mi
Dicks KnobNW 308°1,409 m4.5 mi
Grassy RidgeNNW 333°1,343 m3.0 mi
Steeltrap KnobWNW 303°1,216 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358783692

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