Beamer Knob
Beamer Knob rises to 1,032 m in Virginia. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Edwards Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,032 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 3 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 13 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Edwards Knob: 2.5 mi
- Pike Knob: 2.9 mi
- Harris Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 3.3 mi
- Bobbitt Knob: 3.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 9.2 mi
- Dannelly Park: 9.7 mi
- Felts Park: 9.9 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 10.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 6.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 10.4 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 12.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 13.9 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 14.2 mi
- Crooked Creek: 3.0 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 7.9 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 14.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 9.2 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.2 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 14.7 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 14.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 23.1 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 15.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 5.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Waterfront: 20.5 mi
- Water Front: 23.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Beamer Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | SSW 209° | 1,088 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,075 m | 8.2 mi |
| Horse Knob | SSW 209° | 1,047 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | E 97° | 980 m | 3.3 mi |
| East Knob | ENE 77° | 978 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pike Knob | NNW 332° | 963 m | 2.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | E 82° | 962 m | 14.9 mi |
| Edwards Knob | NW 324° | 961 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495242 — Beamer Knob, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583457
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 14 mi
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