Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 882 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Byrd Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
mountain in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 882 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Boston Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 17 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Byrd Knob: 1.2 mi
- Big Hill: 3.8 mi
- Newport Hill: 4.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.5 mi
- White Hill: 4.8 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 7.5 mi
- Maury Monument: 8.4 mi
- Deerfield Park: 11.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 6.8 mi
- Johnathan Daniels: 16.9 mi
- George Catlett Marshall: 16.9 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 16.9 mi
- Cockran Spring: 7.1 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 8.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 10.1 mi
- Rocky Spring: 10.4 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 11.9 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 17.0 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 17.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 17.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 18.1 mi
- George C. Marshall: 16.9 mi
- George Washington: 17.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 17.0 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 17.0 mi
- Staunton: 18.0 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 18.5 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 19.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.0 mi
- Trinity Point: 16.3 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 19.4 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 15.8 mi
- White Rock Falls: 19.2 mi
- Panther Falls: 22.7 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 24.6 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 17.7 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 18.0 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 18.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 19.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 19.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 23.8 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 2.2 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 6.6 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | NNE 17° | 1,358 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hogback | NNE 15° | 1,355 m | 9.4 mi |
| Northeast Peak | NW 318° | 1,160 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wallace Peak | NW 313° | 1,151 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Bump | NNW 338° | 1,099 m | 14.3 mi |
| Big Butt | SW 214° | 1,053 m | 10.9 mi |
| Archer Knob | N 356° | 1,039 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 230° | 1,003 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1492574 — Big Knob, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356581717
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