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Peter Knob

Peter Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Peter Knob rises to 746 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rall Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Fannin County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
746 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.74231, -84.20825

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Morganton Point Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
  • Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
  • Blue Ridge City Park: 10.5 mi
  • Fannin County Veterans Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Noontootla Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Little Rock Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Long Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Sea Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 4.2 mi
  • Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.5 mi
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 10.8 mi
  • Hillcrest Orchards: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Peter Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bald MountainW 276°1,235 m6.4 mi
Horsepen MountainW 281°1,069 m5.6 mi
Wolfpen MountainW 261°1,069 m6.5 mi
Licklog MountainENE 57°1,061 m5.3 mi
High HouseSSW 199°1,038 m4.8 mi
Buzzard RoostSSW 201°1,020 m5.3 mi
Joel MountainW 277°1,015 m5.1 mi
Rand KnobSSW 195°1,012 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:49
June solstice06:2520:1720:54
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4116:5117:30

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, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717738

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