Double Spring Knob
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Double Spring Knob rises to 1,304 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dismal Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Double Spring Knob, with an elevation of 4,280 feet (1,305 m), is tied with Coosa Bald as the tenth-highest peak in Georgia, USA. It is located in two Georgia counties - Rabun and Towns. It is located within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The Appalachian Trail passes below the knob to the east. This mountain is also known as Kelly Knob.
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Wikidata Q5299885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1304 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 14 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 14 mi
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dismal Knob: 0.4 mi
- Sheep Stomp Knob: 0.9 mi
- Whiteoak Stomp: 1.0 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 1.0 mi
- Wolfstake Knob: 1.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 3.1 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 6.8 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.5 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.5 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 7.4 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 7.7 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 4.2 mi
- Howitzer: 5.5 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 8.8 mi
- Waterwheel: 8.9 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 11.5 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.3 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 16.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 14.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 16.9 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 17.1 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.2 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 18.0 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 21.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 13.0 mi
- White Church: 13.7 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.4 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 15.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 22.0 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.8 mi
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 20.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 20.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 20.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 20.3 mi
- Burton: 6.6 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Double Spring Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,347 m | 5.5 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NNW 342° | 1,276 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | SSW 207° | 1,270 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | N 0° | 1,221 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dismal Knob | ENE 67° | 1,199 m | 0.4 mi |
| Round Top | S 188° | 1,194 m | 2.1 mi |
| Whiteoak Stomp | NE 44° | 1,185 m | 1.0 mi |
| Wolfstake Knob | NE 36° | 1,178 m | 1.1 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327680 — Double Spring Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358711876
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