Scaly Knob
Scaly Knob rises to 1,138 m in Georgia. Little Bald stands 1,527 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31591639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,138 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 25 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 27 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 27 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Laurel Falls: 5.0 mi
- Mooney Falls: 5.3 mi
- High Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 6.0 mi
- 501 Falls: 6.0 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.5 mi
- Gulf Knob: 0.3 mi
- Penson Knob: 0.9 mi
- Pinnacle Knob: 1.1 mi
- Queen Mine Knob: 1.1 mi
- Ledford Mountain: 1.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 4.6 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 9.9 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 12.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 13.6 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.7 mi
- The Catstairs: 11.1 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 14.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 15.9 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.4 mi
- Chattooga Town: 16.1 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 21.0 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 22.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 15.3 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 16.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 4.6 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.5 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 15.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring: 6.8 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.4 mi
- Moody Spring: 20.4 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 15.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Burton: 10.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Scaly Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bald | WNW 299° | 1,527 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ridgepole Mountain | NW 319° | 1,525 m | 3.3 mi |
| Big Butt | NNW 345° | 1,520 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | NNW 334° | 1,472 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pickens Nose | N 353° | 1,472 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,471 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dicks Knob | WNW 290° | 1,409 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | NW 306° | 1,343 m | 2.4 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 | 16:48 | 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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 332988 — Scaly Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718133
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