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Snake Knob

Snake Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
1024 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.91009, -83.62683

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 5.0 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
Attractions: 23
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 6
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.6 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 14.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Wine Spring: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hightower BaldN 4°1,338 m5.1 mi
Shooting Creek BaldN 358°1,311 m4.9 mi
Double Spring KnobSW 218°1,304 m2.8 mi
Eagle MountainNW 316°1,276 m5.2 mi
Sassafras KnobNNW 334°1,237 m5.1 mi
Mayapple KnobNNW 340°1,221 m4.8 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNNW 348°1,212 m4.7 mi
Dismal KnobSSW 213°1,199 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718231

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