Rocky Knob (Georgia)

:"For other peaks or mountains called Rocky Knob, see Rocky Knob. For other mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain"

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 convert|2594|ft|m is located east of the southern end of Blue Ridge Lake on Rocky Knob Ridge. [ [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] ]

=Rabun County=

:*A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Mountain City and has an elevation of convert|3304|ft|m. [ [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] ] The peak falls on the Eastern Continental Divide

:*A convert|3320|ft|m|sing=on peak called Rocky Knob is located northwest of Dillard, adjacent to Hog Mountain, elevation convert|3120|ft|m. [ [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] ] Rocky Knob is about convert|0.3|mi|km 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 convert|3560|ft|m|sing=on summit is actually in Towns County and the Appalachian Trail crosses the peak. [ [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] ] Rocky Knob is the last named peak in Georgia crossed by the Appalcahian Trail.

:*A peak called Rocky Knob is located located east of Young Harris on Ramey Mountain with an elevation of convert|3320|ft|m. [ [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] ]

:*A convert|3400|ft|m|sing=on peak called Rocky Knob is located less than one mile (1.6 km) south of the North Carolina state line on Spring Ridge. [ [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] ]

=Union County=

:*A peak called Rocky Knob with an elevation of convert|3740|ft|m is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak. [ [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] ] It is found on Rocky Mountain, elevation convert|4191|ft|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.

:*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 convert|3663|ft|m. [ [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] ] 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.

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