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Salt Log Knob

Salt Log Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Salt Log Knob rises to 749 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Top, a peak 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31591478, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
749 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.97953, -83.21571

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 2.5 mi
  • Ravenel Park: 4.9 mi
  • Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 5.2 mi
  • Highlands Recreation Park: 5.4 mi
  • Rhododendron Park: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Chasm Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Secret Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Satulah Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Picklesimer Rock House Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Brooks Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Springs: 4
  • Moody Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Wine Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 17.3 mi
  • North Beach: 19.7 mi
  • South Beach: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Ear: 22.4 mi
  • Wi: 23.0 mi
  • Chalice: 23.0 mi
  • American Eclipse: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Salt Log Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabun BaldWSW 259°1,431 m4.9 mi
Fork MountainNNW 329°1,381 m5.5 mi
Satulah MountainNNE 19°1,377 m4.2 mi
Curtiss KnobNW 321°1,369 m5.6 mi
Little Fodderstack MountainNNE 25°1,296 m4.6 mi
Fodderstack MountainNNE 26°1,295 m4.4 mi
Brushy FaceN 0°1,293 m4.0 mi
Flint KnobW 262°1,283 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:45
June solstice06:2020:1320:51
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3816:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643505865686661524236
Precip in8.06.97.67.06.67.27.17.18.06.57.88.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Highlands, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358714442

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