Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 1,110 m in Georgia. Brasstown Bald stands 1,458 m to the north, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
mountain south of Brasstown Bald in Union County, Georgia, United States
Wikidata Q31590977, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1110 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 21.4 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 9 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Henry Knob: 1.2 mi
- Wolfpen Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Brookshire Top: 1.3 mi
- Steedly Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Plott Cove Reserve Nature Area: 3.3 mi
- Young Harris College Historic District: 6.2 mi
- Cupid Falls Park: 6.3 mi
- Mayors Park: 6.5 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 3.9 mi
- Horse Trough Falls: 4.1 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 4.4 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 6.9 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 7.2 mi
- Howitzer: 7.3 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 8.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 8.6 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 10.4 mi
- White Church: 13.5 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 20.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 8.4 mi
- White County History Museum: 17.5 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 17.5 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 9.1 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Grimes Nose: 12.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 23.5 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 12.9 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 20.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 15.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 15.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 15.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring: 24.0 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 22.3 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.8 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Bald | N 6° | 1,458 m | 1.9 mi |
| Wolfpen Ridge | NNE 16° | 1,390 m | 1.2 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | N 7° | 1,345 m | 2.6 mi |
| Chimney Top | N 7° | 1,286 m | 3.6 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | NNW 335° | 1,255 m | 1.9 mi |
| Blue Bluff Mountain | NW 319° | 1,252 m | 2.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 356° | 1,228 m | 0.4 mi |
| Horsetrough Mountain | S 178° | 1,225 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329498 — Rocky Knob, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358714315
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