Free Knob
Free Knob rises to 695 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Persimmon Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31583342, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 695 m
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cohutta Overlook · 21 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 22 mi
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Persimmon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hickey Knob: 1.2 mi
- Grant G Hill: 1.4 mi
- Weeks Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Garland Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Morganton Point Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 6.0 mi
- Fannin County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 6.3 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 5.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 6.4 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 6.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 8.5 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 13.7 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 8.2 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 12.0 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 12.0 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- White Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 14.1 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Panther Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 14.6 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 17.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 19.0 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 23.7 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 23.7 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 13.9 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.9 mi
- Poop Island: 3.8 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 21.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 23.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 15.6 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 22.9 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 22.8 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 23.3 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 12.6 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 19.6 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Free Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Mountain | SW 232° | 1,235 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 236° | 1,232 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | SW 229° | 1,209 m | 6.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | SW 233° | 1,198 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cold Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,165 m | 5.3 mi |
| Horsepen Mountain | SW 229° | 1,069 m | 3.7 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | SW 220° | 1,069 m | 5.8 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | E 95° | 1,061 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717096
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