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Sheep Knob

Sheep Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sheep Knob rises to 584 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mack Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Habersham County, Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31591938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
584 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.72815, -83.62767

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks: 51
  • African American Heritage Site: 4.0 mi
  • Unicoi State Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hardman Farms State Historic Park: 5.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 5.7 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 5.3 mi
  • Cool River Tubing Company: 5.6 mi
  • Bavarian Mountain Miniature Golf and Arcade: 5.8 mi
  • Pirates Cove Adventure Golf: 5.9 mi
  • Charlemagne's Kingdom: 6.3 mi
Museums: 14
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 11.9 mi
  • White County History Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 12.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 13.2 mi
  • Loudermilk Boarding House Museum: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • White Church: 4.7 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 7.0 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 12.5 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.1 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 9.0 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 15.5 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 22.4 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 4
Springs: 2
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainNNW1,347 m6.0 mi
Brier Creek BaldNW1,270 m6.8 mi
Rocky MountainNW1,224 m7.6 mi
Blue MountainNW1,222 m9.3 mi
Round TopNNW1,194 m8.5 mi
High TopNNW1,171 m8.6 mi
Young LickNNW1,161 m6.7 mi
Dismal MountainNNW1,147 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333020 — Sheep Knob, Habersham County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358718166

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