Archer Knob
Archer Knob rises to 1,039 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Flat Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49009024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1039 m
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 23 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bettys Hill: 3.2 mi
- Haycock Knob: 3.4 mi
- Hogback: 4.0 mi
- Elliott Knob: 4.5 mi
- Big Knob: 6.4 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 2.7 mi
- Deerfield Park: 5.2 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 13.8 mi
- Maury Monument: 13.9 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 15.4 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 12.0 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 13.0 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 13.2 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 2.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 4.1 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 6.5 mi
- Phillips Spring: 7.7 mi
- Highland County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 16.6 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 16.7 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 16.8 mi
- Staunton: 16.5 mi
- Chodo IX: 16.8 mi
- Flower Pots: 16.8 mi
- Watering Can: 16.8 mi
- George C. Marshall: 23.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 16.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 21.5 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 22.9 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 23.9 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 24.2 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 11.7 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 13.9 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 17.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Byrd Point: 11.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 12.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.5 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 4.2 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 16.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 12.7 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 17.5 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.6 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 19.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 23.2 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Archer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | NE 48° | 1,358 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hogback | NE 48° | 1,355 m | 4.0 mi |
| Signal Corps Knob | N 357° | 1,187 m | 11.5 mi |
| Brushy Ridge | N 349° | 1,185 m | 9.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NNE 12° | 1,165 m | 14.7 mi |
| Northeast Peak | WNW 289° | 1,160 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wallace Peak | WNW 284° | 1,151 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gwin Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,149 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570219
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