Pinnacle Knob
Pinnacle Knob rises to 940 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31589286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 940 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 22 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 27 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 28 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warwoman Dell: 1.3 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 1.5 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 2.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Rabun County Park: 5.7 mi
- Stonewall Falls: 6.8 mi
- Norm's Falls: 7.3 mi
- Final Falls: 7.6 mi
- Side Pocket Falls: 7.7 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Raven Knob: 1.3 mi
- Screamer Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rock Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rainey Mountain: 2.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 3.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.0 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 12.0 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 14.1 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 16.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 2.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 10.6 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 15.0 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 19.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 2.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.2 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 17.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.9 mi
- The Catstairs: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.8 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 16.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.0 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Big Spring: 13.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.7 mi
- Franklin Garden: 19.9 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Burton: 11.2 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Pinnacle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NE 38° | 1,431 m | 6.3 mi |
| Flint Knob | NNE 31° | 1,283 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 38° | 1,259 m | 5.0 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,246 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fodderstack | NE 40° | 1,209 m | 7.0 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNE 14° | 1,161 m | 3.1 mi |
| Penson Knob | NW 315° | 1,153 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gulf Knob | NW 316° | 1,151 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329242 — Pinnacle Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358713953
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