Jacks Knob
Jacks Knob is a power-hike climb in Georgia. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. Its steepest 500 metres run at 19.6% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Its 8.0 TEP puts it above 72% of catalogued climbs. Expect 32 to 54 minutes. The nearest named summit, Wolfpen Ridge at 1,390 m, is 845 m away. Facing southeast, it catches the morning sun and loses its snow earlier than most.
- TEP
- 8.0
- Climb
- +485 m
- Distance
- 3.0 km
- Average grade
- 15.9%
- Time
- 32 to 54 min
Climbs nearby
- Arkaquah, 1.9 km at 11.5% (5.4 km away)
- Appalachian Trail, 1.3 km at 15.2%, Georgia (7.2 km away)
- Appalachian Trail, 1.3 km at 16.3% (7.5 km away)
- Arkaquah, 2.5 km at 17.6%, Georgia (8.1 km away)
- Andrews Cove, 3.0 km at 10.7% (9.6 km away)
- Nelson Cove, 3.2 km at 11.3% (10.6 km away)
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