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Sheep Knob

Sheep Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Knob rises to 834 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Warwoman Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31591954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
834 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.92176, -83.30571

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Upper Middle Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Middle Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Dome Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Lower Serenity Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Serenity Falls: 6.6 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 22.4 mi
  • North Beach: 23.0 mi
  • South Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Wine Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rabun BaldN 6°1,431 m3.0 mi
Flint KnobN 351°1,283 m3.2 mi
Osage MountainNNE 11°1,272 m5.9 mi
Flat TopNNW 345°1,259 m2.1 mi
Alex MountainNNW 341°1,246 m3.6 mi
Rocky KnobN 7°1,229 m6.2 mi
FodderstackNNE 15°1,209 m3.6 mi
Ford MountainN 1°1,197 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2120:1320:51
September equinox07:2218:5819:32
December solstice07:3816:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349576572757469594942
Precip in6.85.86.35.75.16.35.36.45.75.36.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333022 — Sheep Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358718174

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