Richards Knob
Richards Knob rises to 772 m in Georgia. Parke Knob stands 1,102 m to the east-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Ocoee Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31590548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 772 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 22 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 25 mi
- Cohutta Overlook · 26 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Knob: 0.9 mi
- Ditney Knob: 1.6 mi
- Seabolt Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Picklesimer Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Daws Knob: 2.3 mi
- Morganton Point Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Lake Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Tammen Park: 6.2 mi
- Fannin County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Blue Ridge City Park: 7.6 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
- Little Rock Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Noontootla Falls: 11.8 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 0.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: 8.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 10.6 mi
- Expedition: Bigfoot - The Sasquatch Museum: 11.5 mi
- Rolling Thunder River Company: 13.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 14.0 mi
- White Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 19.4 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 15.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 15.9 mi
- Richard Fowler Shoolbred, Sr.: 17.2 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 17.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 12.8 mi
- Cohutta Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 24.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 12.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 16.1 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 18.0 mi
- Tabor House Museum: 20.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 17.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 17.8 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 17.8 mi
- Squidbillies Early Cuyler Statue: 19.9 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 8.2 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.2 mi
- Potatopatch Spring: 23.4 mi
- Poop Island: 5.5 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Richards Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parke Knob | ESE 123° | 1,102 m | 7.2 mi |
| Licklog Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,061 m | 5.9 mi |
| Payne Knob | SE 127° | 1,040 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gregory Knob | SE 129° | 1,028 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fish Knob | ESE 119° | 1,017 m | 7.6 mi |
| High Top | ESE 122° | 1,004 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dunsmore Mountain | SE 128° | 978 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tipton Mountain | SSW 195° | 961 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717996
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