Rocky Knob (Georgia)

For other peaks or mountains called Rocky Knob, see Rocky Knob (disambiguation). For other mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation).

Rocky Knob is a name used to describe eight different mountain peaks located in the North Georgia mountains that are scattered among four different Georgia counties.

Fannin County

• A peak called Rocky Knob with an elevation of 2,594 feet (791 m) is located east of the southern end of Lake Blue Ridge on Rocky Knob Ridge. ^{[1] [2]} 34°48′51.51″N84°13′22.68″W / 34.8143083°N 84.2229667°W / 34.8143083; -84.2229667

Rabun County

Rocky Knob near Dillard viewed from Georgia State Route 246

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Mountain City and has an elevation of 3,304 feet (1,007 m). ^{[3] [4]} The peak falls on the Eastern Continental Divide. 34°54′37.83″N83°22′15.48″W / 34.9105083°N 83.3709667°W / 34.9105083; -83.3709667

• A 3,320-foot (1,010 m) peak called Rocky Knob is located northwest of Dillard, adjacent to Hog Mountain, elevation 3,120 feet (950 m). ^{[5] [6]} Rocky Knob is about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the North Carolina state line. 34°59′26.24″N83°24′56.61″W / 34.9906222°N 83.4157250°W / 34.9906222; -83.4157250

Towns County

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located along the boundary between Towns and Rabun counties in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness of the Chattahoochee National Forest. ^[7] The 3,560-foot (1,090 m) summit is actually in Towns County and the Appalachian Trail crosses the peak. ^[8] Rocky Knob is the last named peak in Georgia crossed by the Appalachian Trail. 34°58′18.18″N83°35′41.41″W / 34.9717167°N 83.5948361°W / 34.9717167; -83.5948361

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Young Harris on Ramey Mountain with an elevation of 3,320 feet (1,010 m). ^{[9] [10]} 34°56′57.55″N83°49′1.88″W / 34.9493194°N 83.8171889°W / 34.9493194; -83.8171889

• A 3,400-foot (1,000 m) peak called Rocky Knob is located less than one mile (1.6 km) south of the North Carolina state line on Spring Ridge. ^{[11] [12]} 34°59′0.31″N83°41′11.59″W / 34.9834194°N 83.6865528°W / 34.9834194; -83.6865528

Union County

• A peak called Rocky Knob with an elevation of 3,740 feet (1,140 m) is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak. ^{[13] [14]} It is found on Rocky Mountain, elevation 4,191 feet (1,277 m), directly south of the mountain's peak, on a spur or ridge that is oriented north-south. Rocky Knob is within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness. 34°50′49.51″N83°48′53.42″W / 34.8470861°N 83.8148389°W / 34.8470861; -83.8148389

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located on Locust Log Ridge west of Brasstown Bald within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness and has an elevation of 3,663 feet (1,116 m). ^{[15] [16]} Locust Log Ridge has two spurs emanating from the cliffs at Blue Bluff and Rocky Knob is on the southern spur. The Arkaquah Trail, which descends from Brasstown Bald to Track Rock, passes to the north of Rocky Knob and follows the northern spur of Locust Log Ridge. 34°51′51.93″N83°50′49.86″W / 34.8644250°N 83.8471833°W / 34.8644250; -83.8471833

References

1. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob in Fannin County
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Towns County)
3. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Mountain City
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Rabun County) 332898
5. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Dillard
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Rabun County) 329500
7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Towns County) 332900
8. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob on the Appalachian Trail
9. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Young Harris
10. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Towns County) 332899
11. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near the NC line
12. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Towns County) 1705068
13. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Brasstown Bald
14. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Union County) 329498
15. TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Arkaquah Trail
16. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rocky Knob (Union County) 329499