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Fall Branch Knob

Fall Branch Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Fall Branch Knob rises to 1,110 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Stomp Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31582939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.89037, -83.67934

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Hiawassee Town Square: 5.9 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
  • Towns County Park: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Howitzer: 4.0 mi
  • Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 5.7 mi
  • Fishing Hole Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Waterwheel: 7.4 mi
  • Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 7.7 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 13.3 mi
  • White Church: 14.5 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 14.8 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.0 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Wine Spring: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainS 183°1,347 m6.1 mi
Double Spring KnobESE 123°1,304 m1.5 mi
Eagle MountainN 353°1,276 m5.1 mi
Brier Creek BaldSSW 191°1,270 m5.8 mi
Sassafras KnobN 7°1,237 m6.0 mi
Mayapple KnobNNE 13°1,221 m6.0 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNNE 19°1,212 m6.2 mi
Dismal KnobESE 112°1,199 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717047

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