Dismal Knob
Dismal Knob rises to 1,199 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Spring Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31582144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,199 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 15 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 6.3 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 7.2 mi
- Double Spring Knob: 0.4 mi
- Whiteoak Stomp: 0.6 mi
- Wolfstake Knob: 0.8 mi
- Sheep Stomp Knob: 1.2 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 1.4 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.3 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 7.4 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 7.6 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Towns County Park: 9.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 4.0 mi
- Howitzer: 5.7 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 9.0 mi
- Waterwheel: 9.0 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 9.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Grimes Nose: 11.7 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.6 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 17.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 17.7 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 14.5 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.0 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 17.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 17.5 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 17.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.2 mi
- White Church: 13.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 15.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 24.0 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 22.3 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 9.2 mi
- Big Spring: 15.7 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 20.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 20.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 20.6 mi
- Burton: 6.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 21.7 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Dismal Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,347 m | 5.8 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | WSW 247° | 1,304 m | 0.4 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,276 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | SSW 209° | 1,270 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | N 352° | 1,237 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | N 357° | 1,221 m | 6.5 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 196° | 1,194 m | 2.3 mi |
| Whiteoak Stomp | NNE 31° | 1,185 m | 0.6 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 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358716955
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