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Rich Knob

Rich Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rich Knob rises to 1,027 m in Georgia. Big Frog Mountain stands 1,276 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Forks Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31590433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,027 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86730, -84.54854

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
  • Fort Mountain State Park: 11.1 mi
  • Tumbling Creek Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
  • Petty-Fairy Valley Park: 11.7 mi
  • Fannin County Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Red Apple Barn: 11.6 mi
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 12.7 mi
  • Georgia-Tennessee Border: 13.1 mi
  • Rolling Thunder River Company: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Barnes Creek Falls 25: 3.4 mi
  • Emery Creek Upper Falls (3,4,5) 15, 40, 15: 5.2 mi
  • Emery Creek Lower Falls (1,2) 60, 15: 5.4 mi
  • Jacks River Falls 80: 7.4 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Conasauga Native Americal Wall: 13.9 mi
  • CSA Soldiers Memorial: 19.7 mi
  • Nancy Ward Tomb: 21.8 mi
  • The Zell Miller Mountain Parkway: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Tabor House Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Whitfield County Historical Museum: 24.8 mi
  • Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainN1,276 m9.3 mi
Cowpen MountainNW1,264 m2.1 mi
Bald MountainW1,222 m4.5 mi
ChimneytopN1,137 m10.3 mi
Little Bald MountainW1,126 m5.1 mi
Grassy MountainW1,125 m6.9 mi
Three Forks MountainNW1,101 m1.2 mi
Flat Top MountainESE1,094 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2620:1820:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451606775797872615043
Precip in4.94.75.35.04.65.55.44.34.33.44.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatsworth 2, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358717980

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