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Rocky Knob

Rocky Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Knob rises to 1,009 m in Georgia. Ridgepole Mountain stands 1,525 m to the west, 4.0 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
1009 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.99092, -83.41571

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks: 57
  • 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
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Wine Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridgepole MountainW 278°1,525 m4.0 mi
Big ButtNW 317°1,520 m4.8 mi
Ridgepole MountainWNW 282°1,515 m4.0 mi
Pickens NoseNW 313°1,472 m3.2 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainWNW 294°1,472 m3.9 mi
Bearpen MountainNW 310°1,471 m5.0 mi
Steeltrap KnobNW 308°1,461 m4.9 mi
Grassy RidgeW 263°1,343 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576470737367574841
Precip in7.16.56.76.15.35.95.15.35.75.16.17.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coweeta EXP STN, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358714322

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