Arnolds Knob
Arnolds Knob rises to 1,186 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Moteshard Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31469019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,186 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 25.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 28 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 10.7 mi
- Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District: 13.5 mi
- Field of Dreams: 14.9 mi
- Moteshard Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sevenmile Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Big Knob: 3.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 6.0 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 10.7 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 10.9 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 17.7 mi
- VTCC WW1 and April 16th Memorial: 18.5 mi
- The Pylons: 18.7 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.4 mi
- Bear Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 13.0 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Barney's Wall: 15.9 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 13.6 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 18.3 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 18.7 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 19.6 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 6.9 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 18.6 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 19.3 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 19.6 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 19.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 6.9 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 7.8 mi
- Keffer Oak: 10.0 mi
- Organ Cave: 16.4 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 18.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 11.1 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.5 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 11.7 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 11.9 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 19.3 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 19.6 mi
- Beale Garden: 24.1 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 13.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 13.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Arnolds Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SW 227° | 1,327 m | 14.4 mi |
| Wind Rock | WSW 241° | 1,246 m | 11.0 mi |
| Wrights Peak | W 264° | 1,242 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | SW 235° | 1,232 m | 10.1 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | SW 235° | 1,231 m | 10.1 mi |
| Minie Ball Hill | WSW 238° | 1,197 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,192 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hanging Rock | W 278° | 1,153 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 32 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481343 — Arnolds Knob, Monroe County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356570224
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 27 mi
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