Red Knob
Red Knob rises to 1,103 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spaniards Knob, a peak 0.2 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31590260, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,103 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 7 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spaniards Knob: 0.2 mi
- Jacks Knob: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Knob: 1.4 mi
- Blue Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Brookshire Top: 1.8 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 6.3 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 6.9 mi
- Unicoi Hill Park: 8.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 8.6 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 2.2 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 2.2 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 5.7 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 7.3 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 7.9 mi
- Howitzer: 8.2 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 8.3 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.8 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 11.0 mi
- White County History Museum: 15.2 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.2 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 22.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 7.3 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 7.8 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- White Church: 10.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 21.8 mi
- Blue Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Grimes Nose: 9.5 mi
- Sheep Nose: 11.8 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 5.3 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 15.0 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 18.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 18.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 18.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 18.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 1.1 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 19.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Red Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | NNW 335° | 1,458 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | NNW 333° | 1,390 m | 3.7 mi |
| Tray Mountain | E 101° | 1,347 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,345 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chimney Top | NNW 345° | 1,286 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | E 97° | 1,270 m | 4.5 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NW 324° | 1,255 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | NW 318° | 1,252 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 350741 — Red Knob, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358761301
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