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Stony Knob

Stony Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Knob rises to 881 m in Georgia. Horsetrough Mountain stands 1,225 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Blue Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31592809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
881 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72176, -83.78629

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Raven Cliffs Trailhead: 0.9 mi
  • Duke Creek Falls Trailhead: 1.4 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Smithgall Woods State Park: 3.2 mi
  • Unicoi Hill Park: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 40
Attractions: 29
Historic sites: 11
  • Uhuburg Castle: 2.5 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 3.5 mi
  • White Church: 6.2 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
  • Mcdonalds House: 16.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.4 mi
  • White County History Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Old Union County Courthouse: 14.5 mi
  • Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 16.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Stony Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsetrough MountainNNW 345°1,225 m5.7 mi
Rocky MountainNNE 31°1,224 m6.2 mi
Blue MountainNNE 16°1,222 m6.5 mi
Spaniards KnobN 3°1,213 m6.7 mi
CowrockW 270°1,170 m4.0 mi
Levelland MountainW 276°1,160 m6.4 mi
Green Cliff TopW 272°1,153 m4.1 mi
Jacks KnobN 356°1,153 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2320:1520:52
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:3916:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329858 — Stony Knob, White County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358714750

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