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Wolf Knob

Wolf Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Knob rises to 1,209 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Queen Mine Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31594566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.96398, -83.47377

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
  • Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
  • Hambidge Center Historic District: 2.6 mi
  • Coleman River Scenic Area: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Big Laurel Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Mooney Falls: 4.6 mi
  • High Falls: 4.7 mi
  • 501 Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Bull Cove Falls: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 9
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.1 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.8 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.5 mi
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 22.4 mi
  • White Church: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 6
  • The Foxfire Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 15.8 mi
  • Macon County Historical Museum: 15.9 mi
  • Scottish Tartans Museum: 16.0 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 16.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Wine Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Moody Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Wolf Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big ScalyNW 318°1,539 m5.1 mi
Little BaldNW 310°1,527 m3.5 mi
Ridgepole MountainNNW 343°1,525 m2.5 mi
Big ButtN 0°1,520 m5.3 mi
Ridgepole MountainNNW 346°1,515 m2.8 mi
Little Ridgepole MountainN 355°1,472 m3.5 mi
Pickens NoseNNE 13°1,472 m4.2 mi
Bearpen MountainN 354°1,471 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:2120:1420:52
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3916:4817:27

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358715390

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