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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
1027 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86730, -84.54854

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
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
Beaches: 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
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 10.4 miles of Rich Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Frog MountainN 7°1,276 m9.3 mi
Cowpen MountainNW 317°1,264 m2.1 mi
Bald MountainW 268°1,222 m4.5 mi
ChimneytopN 8°1,137 m10.3 mi
Little Bald MountainW 263°1,126 m5.1 mi
Grassy MountainW 267°1,125 m6.9 mi
Three Forks MountainNW 312°1,101 m1.2 mi
Flat Top MountainESE 111°1,094 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 5080 °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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