Jacks Knob
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Jacks Knob rises to 1,153 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chattahoochee Source Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Jacks Knob is a mountain located on the border of Towns County and Union County, Georgia, with a peak elevation of 3,813 feet. The Appalachian Trail crosses the southern flank of the mountain and Jacks Knob Trail ends here at an intersection with the Appalachian Trail. Jacks Knob is in the Mark Trail Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The source of the Chattahoochee River is located in Jacks Gap at the southeastern foot of Jacks Knob, in the very southeastern corner of Union County.
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Wikidata Q6116838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1153 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 7 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Knob: 0.4 mi
- Spaniards Knob: 0.9 mi
- Brookshire Top: 0.9 mi
- Red Knob: 1.1 mi
- Turkeypen Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 5.2 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 7.9 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 8.0 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 8.0 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 1.9 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 2.8 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 6.2 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 6.6 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 7.2 mi
- Howitzer: 8.0 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 8.1 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 9.9 mi
- White County History Museum: 15.8 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.9 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 7.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 8.6 mi
- White Church: 11.6 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 22.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 10.6 mi
- Sheep Nose: 10.9 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 5.9 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 14.0 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 0.2 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 20.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Jacks Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | NNW 345° | 1,458 m | 3.5 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | NNW 344° | 1,390 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tray Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,347 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 349° | 1,345 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chimney Top | N 353° | 1,286 m | 5.1 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | ESE 103° | 1,270 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,255 m | 3.7 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | NW 321° | 1,252 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358712595
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