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Hickory Knob

Hickory Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hickory Knob rises to 1,027 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the north, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in White County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31584710, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1027 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.77648, -83.68712

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Unicoi State Park: 3.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 5.6 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 5.7 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 6.1 mi
  • African American Heritage Site: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 28
Museums: 13
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 13.1 mi
  • White County History Museum: 13.1 mi
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 13.4 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.3 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Uhuburg Castle: 5.9 mi
  • White Church: 6.6 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 9.7 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 6.1 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Hickory Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainN 6°1,347 m1.7 mi
Double Spring KnobNNE 14°1,304 m7.3 mi
Brier Creek BaldNNW 342°1,270 m2.3 mi
Horsetrough MountainWNW 284°1,225 m7.3 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 302°1,224 m2.9 mi
Blue MountainWNW 303°1,222 m4.6 mi
Spaniards KnobWNW 299°1,213 m6.0 mi
Dismal KnobNNE 16°1,199 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 328129 — Hickory Knob, White County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358712433

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