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]
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).[3] Rocky Knob is about 0.3 miles (0.48 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 3,560-foot (1,090 m) 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 3,320 feet (1,010 m).[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] 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.
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).[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.