Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 1,088 m in Georgia. Standing Indian stands 1,677 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheeler Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain west of Tate City in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590948, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,088 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 22 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wheeler Knob: 0.4 mi
- Rich Knob: 1.2 mi
- Diggins Knob: 1.2 mi
- As Knob: 1.3 mi
- Newt Knob: 1.4 mi
- 501 Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 3.7 mi
- Thomas Falls: 4.0 mi
- New Falls: 4.5 mi
- High Falls: 4.8 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 4.0 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 8.8 mi
- Howitzer: 8.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 9.5 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.6 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 9.8 mi
- Waterwheel: 9.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Sheep Nose: 15.1 mi
- Blue Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 17.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 19.3 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 12.0 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 19.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 19.3 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 20.2 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.7 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 20.3 mi
- White Church: 20.8 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 22.2 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 22.5 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Big Spring: 8.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 13.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.1 mi
- Burton: 9.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing Indian | NE 37° | 1,677 m | 5.4 mi |
| Big Scaly | NE 47° | 1,539 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Bald | ENE 68° | 1,527 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,525 m | 6.4 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,510 m | 5.5 mi |
| Frog Mountain | NE 34° | 1,499 m | 6.3 mi |
| Big Laurel | NNE 21° | 1,469 m | 4.2 mi |
| Kitchens Knob | NNE 18° | 1,462 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718060
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