Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 983 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain east of Mountain City in Rabun County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31590918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 983 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 22 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 27 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 28 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Dome Falls: 7.3 mi
- Stonewall Falls: 7.6 mi
- Norm's Falls: 8.3 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 2.2 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 2.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Raven Knob: 0.7 mi
- Pinnacle Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Scrugg Knob: 1.9 mi
- Marsen Knob: 1.9 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 2.5 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.5 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 12.7 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 14.3 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 15.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 1.5 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 11.7 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 12.5 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 14.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 2.8 mi
- Chattooga Town: 11.2 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 17.2 mi
- Oconee Station: 17.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 3.9 mi
- The Catstairs: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Sunset Rock: 14.0 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 15.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 13.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Big Spring: 12.0 mi
- Moody Spring: 16.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 24.9 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.8 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Burton: 11.6 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NE 46° | 1,431 m | 5.5 mi |
| Flint Knob | NE 39° | 1,283 m | 5.1 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 48° | 1,259 m | 4.2 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,246 m | 4.9 mi |
| Fodderstack | NE 47° | 1,209 m | 6.3 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNE 24° | 1,161 m | 2.1 mi |
| Penson Knob | NW 307° | 1,153 m | 4.9 mi |
| Gulf Knob | NW 308° | 1,151 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332898 — Rocky Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718054
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