Dick's Knob or Dicks Knob,Feature Detail Report for: Dicks Knob. USGS.gov. Retrieved 21 May 2016. with an elevation of , is the third-highest peak in the U.S. 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.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, Standing Indian Mountain and Grassy Ridge. Dick's 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 the summit of Dick's Knob. 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.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 List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
Georgia's Named Summits 100 highest peaks in Georgia Georgia peaks over 4,000 feet
External links TopoQuest map of Dick's Knob