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Steele Knob

Steele Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Steele Knob rises to 915 m in Georgia. Grassy Ridge stands 1,343 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31592643, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
915 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.88870, -83.45572

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Potato Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Big Face: 0.9 mi
  • Almond Bald: 1.0 mi
  • Round Top: 1.1 mi
  • Owl Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Black Rock Mountain State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Stekoa Creek Park: 3.5 mi
  • Rabun County Park: 5.1 mi
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Stonewall Falls: 4.7 mi
  • 501 Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Big Laurel Falls: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 13
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 16.1 mi
  • White Church: 19.5 mi
  • Cobbs Bridge: 19.7 mi
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 12
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Wine Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Moody Spring: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Steele Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy RidgeNNW 347°1,343 m6.7 mi
Wolf KnobN 349°1,209 m5.3 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 324°1,186 m6.5 mi
Oakey MountainENE 59°1,161 m6.6 mi
Penson KnobN 11°1,153 m4.5 mi
Gulf KnobN 6°1,151 m4.9 mi
Scaly KnobN 5°1,138 m5.2 mi
Rattlesnake KnobENE 63°1,133 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:51
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358718258

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