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Frozen Knob

Frozen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Frozen Knob rises to 878 m in Georgia. Cowpen Mountain stands 1,264 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowler Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31583359, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
878 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.80619, -84.48076

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Harrison Park of Ellijay: 7.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Riverside Park: 9.5 mi
  • Downtown Blue Ridge Park: 9.6 mi
  • Willa Mae Haight Park: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 5.9 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 8.7 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 8.8 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 12.6 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Red Apple Barn: 8.0 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 9.8 mi
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 14.1 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site: 10.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Frozen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowpen MountainNW1,264 m7.8 mi
Rich MountainESE1,232 m8.9 mi
Cold MountainESE1,165 m8.5 mi
Three Forks MountainNW1,101 m6.9 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW1,094 m3.3 mi
Potatopatch MountainWNW1,085 m7.1 mi
Pink KnobNW1,060 m3.7 mi
Rocky MountainE1,052 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:55
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4216:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327898 — Frozen Knob, Gilmer County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358712147

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