Beans Knob
Beans Knob rises to 535 m in Virginia. Hog Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Hanging Rock Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 535 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 15 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 16 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Willard Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pikes Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bowens Knob: 2.2 mi
- Carter Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Byrds Marker: 4.4 mi
- Hart's Access: 5.8 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 8.7 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 9.6 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 11.5 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 16.2 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 16.2 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 16.4 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 21.6 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 22.1 mi
- Lower Cascades: 13.0 mi
- Torys Falls: 13.4 mi
- Rider Falls: 13.7 mi
- Window Falls: 14.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 14.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 15.6 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 17.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 18.3 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 13.2 mi
- CCC Ruins: 14.5 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 14.5 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 14.7 mi
- Indian Face: 13.9 mi
- Moores Wall: 13.9 mi
- Cooks Wall: 15.1 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 19.4 mi
- Three Bears: 19.4 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 5.1 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 11.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 13.8 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 16.2 mi
- One Clear View: 22.4 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 24.6 mi
- Fishing Island Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 14.8 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 18.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Beans Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,087 m | 13.9 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,081 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 359° | 1,080 m | 15.6 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 355° | 1,049 m | 14.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 330° | 1,027 m | 15.6 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | NNW 331° | 1,015 m | 12.2 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | NNW 329° | 986 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tinsley Knob | N 0° | 981 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356560022
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 16 mi
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