Dick's Knob
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Dick's Knob or Dicks Knob,[1] with an elevation of Template:Convert, 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.[2] The summit is located Template:Convert south of the North Carolina border, Template:Convert east of Tate City and Template:Convert northwest of Clayton. Nearby geographical features include the Tallulah River, Standing Indian Mountain and Grassy Ridge.[3] Dicks Knob is part of the southern Crystalline Appalachians.[4] A dwarfed oak forest covers the mountain's summit.[5]
The summit of Dick's Knob was burned during the 2016 Rock Mountain Fire.[6]
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.[7][8]
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Dicks Knob. USGS.gov. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Dick’s Knob. explorerabun.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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- ↑ Edwards, Leslie. Ambrose, Jonathan and Kirkman, L. The Natural Communities of Georgia. 2013. Template:ISBN. pp. 50.
- ↑ Wharton, Charles. The Natural History of the Georgia Mountains. sherpaguides.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Rock Mountain Fire InfraRed Map 11/17/16. nwcg.gov. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ↑ Summit GA's Highest Peaks: #3 - Dicks Knob (4620') Template:Webarchive. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ Chestnut Mountain and Dick’s Knob Template:Webarchive. atlantaoutdoorclub.com. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.