Bear Knob
Bear Knob rises to 1,032 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brannom Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49011347, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,032 m
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 29.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 19 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 19 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 19 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Park: 3.8 mi
- Onion Ring: 7.2 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 10.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.6 mi
- Brannom Knob: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bullard Knob: 1.3 mi
- Macks Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 20.6 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 20.6 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 20.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 10.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 18.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 20.6 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 21.5 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 22.9 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 11.6 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 11.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 25.0 mi
- DAK Lights: 12.6 mi
- Modern Art: 22.8 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 23.9 mi
- One Clear View: 19.4 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 20.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 21.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.5 mi
- High Point: 23.4 mi
- Waterfront: 3.7 mi
- Water Front: 7.3 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 15.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Bear Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 128° | 1,210 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,087 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,081 m | 16.8 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SE 124° | 1,059 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | NW 320° | 1,048 m | 1.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 116° | 1,037 m | 10.7 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSW 195° | 1,032 m | 16.9 mi |
| Bullard Knob | NE 44° | 1,027 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583459
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 29 mi
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