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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 1,003 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliff Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31580709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1003 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.93454, -83.57016

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.2 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.3 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 5.0 mi
  • High Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Thomas Falls: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
  • The Foxfire Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.3 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.2 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 18.7 mi
  • White Church: 18.7 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Wine Spring: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ScalyNNE 19°1,539 m6.1 mi
Little BaldNNE 33°1,527 m5.1 mi
Kitchens KnobN 356°1,462 m5.7 mi
Courthouse BaldN 350°1,414 m4.8 mi
Dicks KnobNE 38°1,409 m4.4 mi
Whiteoak StampN 356°1,403 m6.3 mi
Grassy RidgeNE 55°1,343 m6.0 mi
Hightower BaldNW 320°1,338 m4.4 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 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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327443 — Chestnut Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358711709

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