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Hunter Knob

Hunter Knob, a peak in Georgia
Hunter Knob, a peak in GeorgiaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Hunter Knob, a peak in Georgia
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Hunter Knob, a peak in Georgia
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Hunter Knob, a peak in Georgia
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Hunter Knob rises to 808 m in Georgia. Chimney Top stands 1,286 m to the southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Truelove Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31422106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
808 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates34.96759, -83.90546

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 59
Waterfalls: 55
  • Leatherwood Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 6.1 mi
  • Cherokee Homestead Exhibit: 7.2 mi
  • Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 7.3 mi
  • Waterwheel: 7.7 mi
  • Turbine: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Poop Island: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Hunter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chimney TopSE 130°1,286 m7.3 mi
Blue Bluff MountainSSE 151°1,252 m7.4 mi
Double KnobSE 127°1,224 m6.1 mi
Walnut KnobSSW 201°1,101 m2.0 mi
Ravencliff KnobSSW 198°1,090 m1.8 mi
Gumlog MountainSSW 211°1,041 m2.2 mi
Rocky KnobESE 104°1,014 m5.1 mi
Blue RockS 177°1,006 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:48
June solstice06:2320:1620:53
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:4917:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047546370737267574640

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717331

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