| Dick's Knob | |
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 Dick's Knob viewed fromBlack Rock Mountain State Park | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,620 ft (1,410 m) |
| Coordinates | 34°59′08″N83°31′18″W / 34.98556°N 83.52167°W /34.98556; -83.52167 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Rabun County,Georgia, U.S. |
| Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Hightower Bald |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | unknown |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Dick's Knob orDicks Knob,[1] with anelevation of 4,620 feet (1,408 m), is the third-highest peak in theState of Georgia if using a 200 ft. (61 m) prominence rule. It is located inRabun County, Georgia within theSouthern Nantahala Wilderness and is the second-highest mountain in the county.
Dick's Knob is located in theSouthern Nantahala Wilderness in theChattahoochee National Forest on Pot Gap Ridge near the North Carolina border.[2] The summit is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the North Carolina border, 2 miles (3.2 km) east ofTate City and 10 miles (16 km) northwest ofClayton. Nearby geographical features include theTallulah River,Standing Indian Mountain andGrassy Ridge.[3] Dicks Knob is part of thesouthern Crystalline Appalachians.[4] Adwarfed oak forest covers the mountain's summit.[5]
The summit of Dick's Knob was burned during the2016 Rock Mountain Fire.[6]
No trails pass over Dick's Knob's summit. However, the mountain can be reached by hiking off-trail south from theAppalachian Trail at Beech Gap or east from the Tate Branch Campground near Tate City.[7][8]