Skip to content

Jacobs Knob

Jacobs Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Jacobs Knob rises to 1,074 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Trap Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31585791, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68120, -83.99519

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 53
Attractions: 29
Waterfalls: 27
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 19.6 mi
  • Open Bible: 19.9 mi
  • Praying Hands: 19.9 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 20.0 mi
  • Bear: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 9.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Jacobs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blood MountainNE1,355 m5.2 mi
Slaughter MountainNNE1,317 m5.3 mi
Coosa BaldNNE1,303 m7.0 mi
Wildcat KnobNNE1,197 m6.4 mi
Levelland MountainENE1,160 m6.5 mi
Turkey StampNE1,150 m4.5 mi
Rocky MountainN1,147 m3.2 mi
Black MountainSW1,139 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147556370747367574741
Precip in5.84.85.65.24.55.64.95.34.44.24.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717376

More peaks in Georgia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Jacobs Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens