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 is located east of the southern end of Lake Blue Ridge on Rocky Knob Ridge.
Rabun County
*A peak called Rocky Knob is located east of Mountain City and has an elevation of . The peak falls on the Eastern Continental Divide.
*A peak called Rocky Knob is located northwest of Dillard, adjacent to Hog Mountain, elevation . Rocky Knob is about 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 summit is actually in Towns County and the Appalachian Trail crosses the peak. 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 .
*A peak called Rocky Knob is located less than one mile (1.6 km) south of the North Carolina state line on Spring Ridge.
Union County
*A peak called Rocky Knob with an elevation of is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak. It is found on Rocky Mountain, elevation , 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 . 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.
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