Brannom Knob
Brannom Knob rises to 985 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49015283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 19 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 20 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 20 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Park: 4.1 mi
- Onion Ring: 8.0 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 9.8 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.4 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 0.7 mi
- Bear Knob: 1.0 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ore Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bullard Knob: 2.2 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 21.4 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 21.4 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 21.4 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 21.4 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 10.4 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 19.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 21.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 22.2 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 22.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 11.6 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 11.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 17.5 mi
- DAK Lights: 12.6 mi
- Modern Art: 23.4 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 24.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 20.3 mi
- One Clear View: 20.3 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.5 mi
- High Point: 23.3 mi
- Waterfront: 4.0 mi
- Water Front: 8.0 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 15.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Brannom Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SE 125° | 1,210 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hog Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,087 m | 17.3 mi |
| Slate Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,059 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | N 359° | 1,048 m | 1.4 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 113° | 1,037 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | E 79° | 1,032 m | 1.0 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSW 192° | 1,032 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ENE 59° | 1,027 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 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/356583481
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 29 mi
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