Skip to content

Newt Knob

Newt Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Newt Knob rises to 1,094 m in Georgia. Standing Indian stands 1,677 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Diggins Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1094 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.97315, -83.56988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 501 Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Thomas Falls: 3.5 mi
  • High Falls: 3.7 mi
  • New Falls: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 14
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
  • The Foxfire Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 18.6 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 21.0 mi
  • White Church: 21.3 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Wine Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Newt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Standing IndianNNE 23°1,677 m4.7 mi
Big ScalyNNE 33°1,539 m3.7 mi
Little BaldENE 60°1,527 m3.2 mi
Ridgepole MountainENE 70°1,525 m5.0 mi
Ridgepole MountainENE 66°1,515 m5.2 mi
Yellow MountainN 5°1,510 m5.1 mi
Frog MountainNNE 22°1,499 m5.5 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainENE 61°1,472 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:33
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717657

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 Newt Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified 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