Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 1,009 m in Georgia. Albert Mountain stands 1,589 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hog Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mountain Waters Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain northwest of Dillard in Rabun County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,009 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 23 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 28 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 29 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dome Falls: 4.7 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 5.1 mi
- Mooney Falls: 5.3 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 5.4 mi
- Hog Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Poplar Cove Knob: 0.5 mi
- Owen Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Beavert Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Jones Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 1.4 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Nantahala Game Lands: 3.6 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.7 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 11.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 13.5 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 4.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 10.4 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 15.3 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 12.9 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 13.6 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 5.6 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 13.4 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 13.6 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.8 mi
- Chattooga Town: 14.9 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 18.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 19.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 21.6 mi
- Big Spring: 5.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 15.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 18.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 13.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 20.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 8.5 mi
- Burton: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Mountain | NW 321° | 1,589 m | 5.5 mi |
| Big Butt | NW 317° | 1,520 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,515 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pickens Nose | NW 313° | 1,472 m | 3.2 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,472 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NW 310° | 1,471 m | 5.0 mi |
| Steeltrap Knob | NW 308° | 1,461 m | 4.9 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | W 263° | 1,343 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714322
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