Jacks Knob is a mountain located on the border of

Towns County Towns County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,493. Its county seat is Hiawassee. The county was created on March 6, 1856, and named for United States la ...

and Union County,

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, with a peak elevation of 3,813 feet. The

Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail (also called the A.T.), is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian ...

crosses the southern flank of the mountain and

Jacks Knob Trail Jacks Knob Trail is a hiking trail that has been designated as a National Recreation Trail in Georgia, US. The trail is long and is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the Brasstown Ranger District. The trail is managed by the U. ...

ends here at an intersection with the Appalachian Trail. Jacks Knob is in the Mark Trail Wilderness of the

Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattah ...

. The source of the

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...

is located in Jacks Gap at the southeastern foot of Jacks Knob, in the very southeastern corner of Union County.

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TopoQuest Map of Jacks Knob
{{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State) Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state) Mountains of Towns County, Georgia Mountains of Union County, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest