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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: 49
  • 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: 15
  • 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: 11
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 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 MountainNW 318°1,264 m7.8 mi
Rich MountainESE 119°1,232 m8.9 mi
Cold MountainESE 111°1,165 m8.5 mi
Three Forks MountainNW 317°1,101 m6.9 mi
Flat Top MountainNNW 343°1,094 m3.3 mi
Potatopatch MountainWNW 288°1,085 m7.1 mi
Pink KnobNW 320°1,060 m3.7 mi
Rocky MountainE 95°1,052 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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