Smokehouse Knob
Smokehouse Knob rises to 968 m in Georgia. Ridgepole Mountain stands 1,525 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Penson Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31592397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 968 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 24 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 27 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 27 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Hambidge Center Historic District: 2.8 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 3.1 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Big Laurel Falls: 6.6 mi
- Dome Falls: 6.7 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 6.9 mi
- Mooney Falls: 6.9 mi
- Penson Knob: 0.9 mi
- Ledford Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pinnacle Knob: 1.4 mi
- Gulf Knob: 1.4 mi
- Scaly Knob: 1.7 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 3.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.5 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 11.3 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 12.9 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 13.2 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 14.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 15.1 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 3.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 14.3 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 15.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 15.2 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 5.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 14.6 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 17.4 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Cobbs Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 14.4 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Big Spring: 8.2 mi
- Wine Spring: 17.9 mi
- Moody Spring: 19.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 16.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 21.5 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Burton: 10.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Smokehouse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgepole Mountain | NW 315° | 1,525 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pickens Nose | NNW 340° | 1,472 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little Ridgepole Mountain | NW 326° | 1,472 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | NW 307° | 1,343 m | 4.1 mi |
| Alex Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,246 m | 5.8 mi |
| Wolf Knob | WNW 291° | 1,209 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | N 358° | 1,196 m | 5.1 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | N 1° | 1,179 m | 5.8 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 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333075 — Smokehouse Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718228
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