Dick's Knob
{{Short description|Mountain in United States of America}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Dick's Knob
| photo = Dick's Knob viewed from Black Rock Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Dick's Knob viewed from Black Rock Mountain State Park
| elevation_ft = 4620
| elevation_ref =
| prominence =
| location = Rabun County, Georgia, U.S.
| range = Blue Ridge Mountains
| coordinates = {{coord|34|59|08|N|83|31|18|W|type:mountain_region:US-GA}}
| topo = USGS Hightower Bald
| first_ascent = unknown
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
Dick's Knob or Dicks Knob,[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=136:3:0::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:331551,Dicks%20Knob Feature Detail Report for: Dicks Knob]. USGS.gov. Retrieved 21 May 2016. with an elevation of {{convert|4620|ft|m|0}}, is the third-highest peak in the State of Georgia if using a 200 ft. (61 m) prominence rule. It is located in Rabun County, Georgia within the Southern Nantahala Wilderness and is the second-highest mountain in the county.
Mountain
Dick's Knob is located in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest on Pot Gap Ridge near the North Carolina border.[http://explorerabun.com/dicks-knob/ Dick’s Knob]. explorerabun.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016. The summit is located {{convert|0.5|mi|km}} south of the North Carolina border, {{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Tate City and {{convert|10|mi|km}} northwest of Clayton. Nearby geographical features include the Tallulah River, Standing Indian Mountain and Grassy Ridge.{{cite topoquest|quad=Hightower Bald, GA|url=https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=34.99661&lon=-83.50819&datum=nad27&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zomout&size=m|accessdate=10 May 2016}} Dicks Knob is part of the southern Crystalline Appalachians.Edwards, Leslie. Ambrose, Jonathan and Kirkman, L. The Natural Communities of Georgia. 2013. {{ISBN|0820330213}}. pp. 50. A dwarfed oak forest covers the mountain's summit.Wharton, Charles. [http://sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/natural_history/index.html 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.[http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/map/5100/0/61301/ 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 at Beech Gap or east from the Tate Branch Campground near Tate City.[http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=2207 Summit GA's Highest Peaks: #3 - Dicks Knob (4620')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813042427/http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=2207 |date=2016-08-13 }}. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016.[http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=11643 Chestnut Mountain and Dick’s Knob] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813024931/http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=11643 |date=2016-08-13 }}. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
See also
References
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- [http://www.allenlacy.com/GPS/GaSummits.php Georgia's Named Summits]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060819160436/http://www.mountainpeaks.net/hiking_georgia.html 100 highest peaks in Georgia]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140109032758/http://www.americasroof.com/highest/ga.shtml Georgia peaks over 4,000 feet]
External links
- [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.9857&lon=-83.5219&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest map of Dick's Knob]
{{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State)}}
Category:Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state)