Buckhorn Knob
Buckhorn Knob rises to 1,239 m in Virginia. Butt Mountain stands 1,282 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jesses Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1239 m
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 13.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 15.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 17 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jesses Knob: 0.7 mi
- Spring Knob: 1.2 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tater Knob: 2.4 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Princeton City Park: 7.4 mi
- Knob Street Park: 8.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 8.2 mi
- Dick Copeland Town Square: 8.2 mi
- Stone Arch: 8.9 mi
- This Way: 13.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 15.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 23.1 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 17.2 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 18.5 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 7.9 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 7.9 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 8.5 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 13.7 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 14.3 mi
- Junta: 17.3 mi
- Warford: 17.4 mi
- Lilly: 20.1 mi
- City Garden: 8.7 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.0 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.1 mi
- High Point: 10.9 mi
- Barneys Wall: 22.1 mi
- Barney's Wall: 22.2 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 8.5 mi
- Cascades: 22.9 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 16.2 mi
- DAK Lights: 20.8 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 21.8 mi
- Sharon Springs: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Buckhorn Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,282 m | 20.4 mi |
| Greaver Benchmark | SW 230° | 1,270 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | ENE 76° | 1,256 m | 20.5 mi |
| Gose Knob | WSW 239° | 1,244 m | 21.2 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,238 m | 7.6 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,224 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 231° | 1,202 m | 15.1 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,179 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356590260
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