Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 750 m in Virginia. Wind Rock stands 1,246 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arnolds Knob, a peak 3.1 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Craig County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 750 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 19.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mill Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
- Mill Mountain Star Overlook · 26 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 28 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 9.2 mi
- Field of Dreams: 11.8 mi
- White Rock Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Havens State Game Refuge: 14.5 mi
- Arnolds Knob: 3.1 mi
- Sevenmile Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Moteshard Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 6.0 mi
- Sinking Creek Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 9.2 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 9.8 mi
- Via Field Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Eagle Crossing Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Winfrey’s Rock: 18.9 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 15.0 mi
- Salem Museum: 19.2 mi
- St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall: 19.6 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 19.8 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 5.1 mi
- The Rock: 18.8 mi
- The Solar Wind: 18.8 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 19.8 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 20.5 mi
- Niday Place State Forest: 9.4 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 12.0 mi
- Havens Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 11.3 mi
- Bear Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Piney Point: 15.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 5.1 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 7.8 mi
- Keffer Oak: 11.2 mi
- Organ Cave: 17.3 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 17.9 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 9.6 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 9.6 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 10.4 mi
- Big Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 11.3 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 20.5 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 20.6 mi
- Beale Garden: 21.4 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 11.9 mi
- Middle Cascades: 12.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Rock | WSW 246° | 1,246 m | 13.9 mi |
| Wrights Peak | W 264° | 1,242 m | 13.1 mi |
| Lone Pine Peak | WSW 242° | 1,232 m | 12.9 mi |
| Salt Pond Mountain | WSW 242° | 1,231 m | 12.9 mi |
| Minie Ball Hill | WSW 244° | 1,197 m | 13.9 mi |
| Fork Mountain | WSW 258° | 1,192 m | 11.5 mi |
| Arnolds Knob | W 264° | 1,186 m | 3.1 mi |
| Kelly Knob | SW 221° | 1,141 m | 12.8 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 | 18:45 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581715
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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