Picketts Knob
Picketts Knob rises to 1,041 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowers Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31588828, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,041 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 11 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowers Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Buckeye Knob: 0.7 mi
- Middle Bald: 1.1 mi
- Crawley Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Big Grassy Knob: 1.7 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Vogel State Park: 4.2 mi
- Meeks Park II: 4.9 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 5.2 mi
- Meeks Park: 5.2 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 4.6 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 4.6 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 8.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 11.0 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 11.6 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
- Nottely Falls: 5.2 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 6.5 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 9.3 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 15.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 16.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 16.4 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 4.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 6.0 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 18.0 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 18.0 mi
- White County History Museum: 18.6 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Blue Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 12.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 4.4 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 16.9 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 16.9 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 16.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.1 mi
- Poop Island: 16.9 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 17.3 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Picketts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | SE 142° | 1,355 m | 4.7 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | SE 145° | 1,317 m | 3.8 mi |
| Coosa Bald | SE 125° | 1,303 m | 1.7 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 134° | 1,197 m | 2.5 mi |
| Turkey Stamp | SSE 152° | 1,150 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | S 185° | 1,147 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | SW 232° | 1,138 m | 0.7 mi |
| Parke Knob | W 275° | 1,102 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717745
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