Coles Knob
Coles Knob rises to 879 m in Virginia. Poor Mountain stands 1,141 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 879 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 9 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 9 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District: 6.5 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 7.5 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 8.2 mi
- John Lemley Park: 8.4 mi
- Wayside Park: 8.5 mi
- Smith Hill: 0.8 mi
- Epperly Knob: 1.2 mi
- Kingery Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fishers View Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Craig Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 10.4 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 10.4 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 10.4 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 10.4 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 14.6 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 15.7 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 16.3 mi
- Modern Art: 17.6 mi
- Coal Mining Memorial Coal Carts: 18.7 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 7.9 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 9.9 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 10.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 15.5 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 16.0 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 18.1 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 14.5 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 15.8 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 17.2 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 24.2 mi
- One Clear View: 7.6 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 10.4 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 16.8 mi
- Keffer Oak: 23.2 mi
- Roanoke Star: 24.6 mi
- Camp Creek: 8.3 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 8.3 mi
- White Falls: 14.6 mi
- Cracker Point: 9.4 mi
- Calico Rock: 14.5 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 24.0 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 16.5 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 14.6 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Water Front: 16.8 mi
- Waterfront: 21.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Coles Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,141 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,087 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | ENE 66° | 1,083 m | 15.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,081 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSW 195° | 1,080 m | 14.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,059 m | 18.7 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SSW 197° | 1,049 m | 16.0 mi |
| Indian Ridge | SW 224° | 1,037 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:08 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584385
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 25 mi
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