Calfee Knob
Calfee Knob rises to 858 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Riner Historic District, a park 3.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 858 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Saddle Overlook · 17 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 17 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 18 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riner Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Motor Mile Park: 5.1 mi
- Onion Ring: 5.9 mi
- Plum Creek Park: 6.7 mi
- Harkrader Sports Complex: 7.0 mi
- DeHart Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Poorhouse Knob: 6.5 mi
- Ingles Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bench Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Rose Hill: 6.7 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 8.0 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 8.8 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 12.3 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 13.1 mi
- Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation: 14.0 mi
- Cracker Point: 18.3 mi
- High Point: 22.1 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Bear Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Barney's Wall: 23.8 mi
- Modern Art: 12.4 mi
- DAK Lights: 12.4 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 13.3 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 13.4 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 13.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 12.7 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 12.8 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 13.4 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 13.4 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 7.9 mi
- One Clear View: 12.4 mi
- Keffer Oak: 22.8 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 22.9 mi
- Camp Creek: 17.8 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 17.8 mi
- White Falls: 23.0 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 5.0 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Water Front: 5.8 mi
- Waterfront: 10.9 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Calfee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | S 178° | 1,210 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,087 m | 17.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,081 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 152° | 1,080 m | 16.7 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SSE 157° | 1,049 m | 17.4 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,048 m | 12.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | S 181° | 1,037 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | SW 230° | 1,032 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
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 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Christiansburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1464249 — Calfee Knob, Montgomery County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560573
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