Buffalo Knob
Buffalo Knob rises to 915 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the east-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49016439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 915 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 19.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 1.1 mi
- Ugly Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Frye Knob: 3.4 mi
- Tearjacket Knob: 3.7 mi
- Hardscrabble Knob: 4.1 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 10.4 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 10.4 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Highland Park: 12.4 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 12.8 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 2.0 mi
- Hiner Spring: 3.9 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 13.2 mi
- Maple Spring: 13.9 mi
- Phillips Spring: 14.4 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 7.6 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 7.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
- Fort Harrison: 22.5 mi
- Highland County Museum: 9.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 12.4 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 20.5 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 23.8 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 23.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 12.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 12.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 13.7 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 19.3 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 7.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.9 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Locust Springs: 19.4 mi
- Staunton: 24.1 mi
- Chodo IX: 24.1 mi
- Watering Can: 24.4 mi
- Flower Pots: 24.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.6 mi
- Trinity Point: 18.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 19.4 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.7 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 20.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 21.8 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 24.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 24.5 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Buffalo Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | ENE 64° | 1,338 m | 6.6 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | NE 56° | 1,336 m | 11.0 mi |
| Barren Rock | W 268° | 1,335 m | 8.2 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | NE 56° | 1,332 m | 10.8 mi |
| Freezland Flat | SSE 168° | 1,325 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bother Knob | NE 52° | 1,323 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ESE 110° | 1,320 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | SSE 155° | 1,305 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356570783
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