Rand Knob
Rand Knob rises to 1,012 m in Georgia. Big Bald Mountain stands 1,235 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31422265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1012 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 24 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 24 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 25 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 0.6 mi
- High House: 0.8 mi
- Wallace Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bearden Mountain: 1.3 mi
- George Mountain: 1.3 mi
- The Green Space: 9.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.3 mi
- Harrison Park of Ellijay: 14.0 mi
- Morganton Point Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 3.5 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 3.5 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 4.1 mi
- Evans Cenotaph: 13.4 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 2.6 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 6.9 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 5.5 mi
- Bert's Farm: 8.0 mi
- Hillcrest Orchards: 8.6 mi
- Cartecay Vineyards Tasting Barn: 9.8 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 12.4 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 14.4 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 16.9 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 16.9 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 18.1 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 18.5 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 12.8 mi
- Outside the Lines Art Studio: 18.8 mi
- Bear: 20.4 mi
- Open Bible: 22.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 22.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 18.6 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Ellijay Cross: 13.6 mi
- White Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Poop Island: 12.6 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 13.8 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 14.8 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 14.8 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 22.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 16.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.5 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 17.1 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Rand Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bald Mountain | NW 320° | 1,235 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tickanetley Bald | NW 308° | 1,209 m | 7.6 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NW 315° | 1,198 m | 7.8 mi |
| Stover Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,158 m | 7.7 mi |
| Springer Mountain | SE 140° | 1,148 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ball Mountain | SE 132° | 1,109 m | 3.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,100 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | E 93° | 1,089 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
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 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332789 — Rand Knob, Gilmer County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717912
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