Dick's Knob or Dicks Knob,
[Feature Detail Report for: Dicks Knob]
USGS.gov. Retrieved 21 May 2016. with an
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ...
of , is the third-highest peak in the
State of Georgia
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It borders Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 U.S. states, Georgia i ...
if using a 200 ft. (61 m) prominence rule. It is located in
Rabun County, Georgia
Rabun County () is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,883, up from 16,276 in 2010. The county seat is Clayton. With an average annual rainfall of over , Rabun County has the ...
within the
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of . Approximately are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately are located in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest. Th ...
and is the second-highest mountain in the county.
Mountain
Dick's Knob is located in the
Southern Nantahala Wilderness
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of . Approximately are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately are located in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest. Th ...
in the
Chattahoochee National Forest
The Chattahoochee River () is a river in the Southeastern United States. It forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida and Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a rela ...
on Pot Gap Ridge near the North Carolina border.
[Dick’s Knob]
explorerabun.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016. The summit is located south of the North Carolina border, east of
Tate City and northwest of
Clayton. Nearby geographical features include the
Tallulah River
The Tallulah River ( ) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 river in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and North Carolina. It begins in Clay County, North Car ...
,
Standing Indian Mountain
Standing Indian Mountain, elevation , is part of the North Carolina portion of the Southern Nantahala Wilderness within the boundaries of the Nantahala National Forest. The mountain lies along the Appalachian Trail and is the highest point along ...
and
Grassy Ridge
Grassy Ridge is a ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia that runs south to north along the Eastern Continental Divide in Rabun County, Georgia. At the southern end of the ridge, there is an unnamed peak with an elevation of just over . F ...
.
Dicks Knob is part of the
southern Crystalline Appalachians.
[Edwards, Leslie. Ambrose, Jonathan and Kirkman, L. ''The Natural Communities of Georgia.'' 2013. . pp. 50.] A
dwarfed oak forest covers the mountain's summit.
[Wharton, Charles]
The Natural History of the Georgia Mountains
sherpaguides.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
The summit of Dick's Knob was burned during the
2016 Rock Mountain Fire.
[Rock Mountain Fire InfraRed Map 11/17/16]
nwcg.gov. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
Hiking
No trails pass over Dick's Knob's summit. However, the mountain can be reached by hiking off-trail south from the
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tra ...
at Beech Gap or east from the Tate Branch Campground near Tate City.
[Summit GA's Highest Peaks: #3 - Dicks Knob (4620')]
. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016.[Chestnut Mountain and Dick’s Knob]
. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
See also
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List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)
This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia.
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 10 topographic elevation, highest summit (topography), mountain peaks of Georgia with at least of ...
References
Georgia's Named SummitsGeorgia peaks over 4,000 feet
External links
TopoQuest map of Dick's Knob
{{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State)
Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state)
Mountains of Rabun County, Georgia
Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest