Pollywah Knob
Pollywah Knob rises to 793 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wall Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31589441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 793 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wall Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Indian Grave Hill: 2.0 mi
- Katy Knob: 2.1 mi
- Sheep Knob: 2.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 3.9 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 4.5 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 6.9 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 8.0 mi
- Snider Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rhodo Falls: 4.8 mi
- Midway Falls: 4.8 mi
- Pristine Falls: 4.8 mi
- Andrew Ramey Falls: 4.9 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 7.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 12.2 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 12.6 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 13.1 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 14.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 9.8 mi
- Sunset Rock: 11.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Chattooga Town: 5.8 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.4 mi
- Oconee Station: 11.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 12.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 12.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 6.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 12.1 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 14.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 19.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.1 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.6 mi
- South Beach: 20.6 mi
- North Beach: 20.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 21.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.1 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 20.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 21.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Moody Spring: 11.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.5 mi
- Burton: 16.4 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
- South: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Pollywah Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NNW 343° | 1,431 m | 5.4 mi |
| Flint Knob | NNW 336° | 1,283 m | 5.8 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 330° | 1,259 m | 4.8 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,246 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fodderstack | N 350° | 1,209 m | 5.7 mi |
| Ford Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,197 m | 7.1 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NW 305° | 1,161 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NW 307° | 1,133 m | 5.1 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 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329289 — Pollywah Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358714048
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