Pine Tar Knob
Pine Tar Knob rises to 943 m in Georgia. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharp Top, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31589158, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 943 m
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 19 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sharp Top: 0.9 mi
- Frozen Knob: 1.0 mi
- Little Frozen Knob: 1.0 mi
- Round Top: 1.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 1.4 mi
- The Green Space: 5.4 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Vogel State Park: 12.1 mi
- Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 1.9 mi
- Old tractor: 10.4 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 10.5 mi
- Tasting Room: 10.7 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 11.5 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Upper Canada Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 6.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 6.4 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 8.1 mi
- Lewis Monument: 13.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 12.2 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 13.7 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 13.7 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 15.4 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 19.0 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 20.0 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.1 mi
- White Cliffs: 22.9 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 19.3 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 19.5 mi
- Open Bible: 21.9 mi
- Praying Hands: 21.9 mi
- Kneeling Jesus: 21.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.2 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 24.6 mi
- Poop Island: 13.7 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 19.3 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 19.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 10.9 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 19.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 13.5 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 19.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Pine Tar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Mountain | SW 221° | 1,148 m | 6.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,139 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | SSW 207° | 1,089 m | 2.7 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | N 354° | 1,061 m | 6.1 mi |
| Frozen Knob | S 178° | 1,039 m | 1.0 mi |
| High House | WSW 258° | 1,038 m | 6.8 mi |
| Abercrombie Bald | E 88° | 1,016 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gooch Mountain | SE 124° | 1,016 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358713928
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