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Queen Mine Knob

Queen Mine Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Queen Mine Knob rises to 1,101 m in Georgia. Yellow Bald stands 1,581 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31589781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,101 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96481, -83.46766

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Big Laurel Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 4.7 mi
  • High Falls: 4.9 mi
  • 501 Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 2.3 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 13
Historic sites: 9
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.0 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.1 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 22.0 mi
  • White Church: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 6
  • The Foxfire Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.8 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Wine Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Moody Spring: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Queen Mine Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yellow BaldN1,581 m5.9 mi
Big ScalyNW1,539 m5.3 mi
Little BaldNW1,527 m3.7 mi
Ridgepole MountainNNW1,525 m2.6 mi
Big ButtN1,520 m5.3 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainN1,472 m3.5 mi
Pickens NoseN1,472 m4.0 mi
Bearpen MountainN1,471 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332772 — Queen Mine Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358717893

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