Skut Knob
Skut Knob rises to 1,172 m in Georgia. Boteler Peak stands 1,524 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31592348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,172 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 19 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 20 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 28 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thomas Falls: 7.4 mi
- 501 Falls: 7.6 mi
- New Falls: 7.8 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 7.9 mi
- High Falls: 8.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 0.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mayapple Knob: 1.3 mi
- Watkins Knob: 1.4 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 4.9 mi
- Towns County Park: 5.4 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Gibson Cove: 7.2 mi
- Nantahala Purchase Unit: 7.3 mi
- Howitzer: 4.5 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 5.2 mi
- Waterwheel: 5.2 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 5.5 mi
- Turbine: 6.8 mi
- Sheep Nose: 10.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 20.4 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.6 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 17.3 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 20.1 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 19.1 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 19.8 mi
- White Church: 20.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 17.5 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 17.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 22.7 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Franklin Garden: 22.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 22.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.8 mi
- Big Spring: 12.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 12.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 16.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 16.4 mi
- Burton: 12.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Skut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boteler Peak | N 10° | 1,524 m | 6.4 mi |
| Courthouse Bald | ENE 71° | 1,414 m | 5.6 mi |
| Whiteoak Stamp | ENE 59° | 1,403 m | 6.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | N 2° | 1,347 m | 5.9 mi |
| Vineyard Mountain | N 2° | 1,343 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hightower Bald | E 83° | 1,338 m | 3.3 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | E 86° | 1,311 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sharp Top | ENE 75° | 1,309 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333065 — Skut Knob, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718216
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