Rocky Knob (Georgia) Explained

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 2594feet is located east of the southern end of Lake Blue Ridge on Rocky Knob Ridge.^[1]

Rabun County

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Mountain City and has an elevation of 3304feet.^[2] The peak falls on the Eastern Continental Divide

• A 3320feet peak called Rocky Knob is located northwest of Dillard, adjacent to Hog Mountain, elevation 3120feet.^[3] Rocky Knob is about 0.3miles south of the North Carolina state line.

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. The 3560feet summit is actually in Towns County and the Appalachian Trail crosses the peak.^[4] Rocky Knob is the last named peak in Georgia crossed by the Appalachian Trail.

• A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Young Harris on Ramey Mountain with an elevation of 3320feet.^[5]

• A 3400feet peak called Rocky Knob is located less than one mile (1.6 km) south of the North Carolina state line on Spring Ridge.^[6]

Union County

• A peak called Rocky Knob with an elevation of 3740feet is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak.^[7] It is found on Rocky Mountain, elevation 4191feet, 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.

• 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 3663feet.^[8] 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.

References

1. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.81472&lon=-84.22306&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob in Fannin County
2. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.91&lon=-83.37083&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Mountain City
3. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.99083&lon=-83.41583&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Dillard
4. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.97222&lon=-83.59556&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob on the Appalachian Trail
5. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.94917&lon=-83.8175&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Young Harris
6. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.98333&lon=-83.68667&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near the NC line
7. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.84694&lon=-83.81444&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Brasstown Bald
8. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.86442&lon=-83.84734&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Knob near Arkaquah Trail