Aps Knob
Aps Knob rises to 880 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Peters Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 880 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 20 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 22 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
- Nutters Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Spesard Knob: 3.2 mi
- Earn Knob: 4.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Field of Dreams: 4.1 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 9.6 mi
- Havens State Game Refuge: 10.3 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 11.4 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 12.0 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 9.8 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 11.4 mi
- The Rock: 14.1 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 14.1 mi
- Salem Museum: 14.2 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.2 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 18.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 10.6 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.4 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 8.9 mi
- The Rock: 13.9 mi
- The Solar Wind: 13.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 17.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 18.1 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 8.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 11.4 mi
- Keffer Oak: 16.2 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.3 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 18.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 1.7 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 9.0 mi
- Piney Point: 13.8 mi
- High Point: 14.5 mi
- Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 14.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 19.4 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 11.2 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 11.4 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 12.1 mi
- Big Spring: 15.3 mi
- Thomas Spring: 15.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 17.8 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.4 mi
- The Cascades: 13.4 mi
- Middle Cascades: 13.7 mi
- Howrytown: 14.0 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Aps Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | W 272° | 1,186 m | 11.4 mi |
| Moteshard Mountain | W 269° | 1,136 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SW 226° | 1,117 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 229° | 1,108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hanging Rock | NW 326° | 1,102 m | 6.3 mi |
| Earn Knob | SW 219° | 1,097 m | 4.0 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | NNE 27° | 1,084 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,074 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481334 — Aps Knob, Craig County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570215
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 18 mi
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