Snake Knob
Snake Knob rises to 1,024 m in Georgia. Hightower Bald stands 1,338 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31592426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,024 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Falls: 4.1 mi
- 501 Falls: 7.6 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
- Powell Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Little Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Berrong Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Day Knob: 1.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 5.0 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 5.3 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 7.8 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 5.3 mi
- Howitzer: 6.1 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 9.0 mi
- Waterwheel: 9.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 9.3 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 17.2 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 18.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 18.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 19.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 13.9 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.0 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 12.9 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 15.6 mi
- White Church: 16.2 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 17.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 14.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 21.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Franklin Garden: 23.4 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 24.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.4 mi
- Big Spring: 13.3 mi
- Wine Spring: 18.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 20.7 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 20.7 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 20.7 mi
- Burton: 6.7 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Snake Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower Bald | N 4° | 1,338 m | 5.1 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | N 358° | 1,311 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sharp Top | NNE 18° | 1,309 m | 6.2 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | SW 218° | 1,304 m | 2.8 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | NW 316° | 1,276 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNW 334° | 1,237 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | NNW 340° | 1,221 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dismal Knob | SSW 213° | 1,199 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 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 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718231
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