Coles Knob
Coles Knob rises to 550 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Franklin County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49021459, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 550 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pine Spur Overlook · 7 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 7 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 12 mi
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Waid Recreation Park: 3.4 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park -: 5.2 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 5.2 mi
- Lynch Park: 5.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 5.5 mi
- Graveyard Knob: 1.5 mi
- Cooks Knob: 4.3 mi
- Grassy Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.8 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Dan Wright Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Rorer Hall: 18.4 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 18.4 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 18.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 6.2 mi
- Caboose: 7.8 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.6 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 18.4 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 18.5 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 15.8 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 16.7 mi
- Explore Park: 17.6 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 19.2 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 11.2 mi
- Roanoke Star: 17.1 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 18.5 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 18.5 mi
- One Clear View: 19.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 17.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 17.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 18.3 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 18.5 mi
- The Solar Wind: 20.3 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 17.1 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 24.1 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 13.3 mi
- Camp Creek: 13.3 mi
- White Falls: 14.8 mi
- Calico Rock: 12.0 mi
- Cracker Point: 13.9 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Coles Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,083 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pocket Ridge | WSW 237° | 985 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bent Mountain | NW 325° | 975 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bull Run Knob | NW 325° | 972 m | 11.8 mi |
| Masons Knob | NNW 347° | 961 m | 11.9 mi |
| The Haycocks | WSW 240° | 955 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hemppatch Mountain | NNW 335° | 935 m | 12.5 mi |
| Rakes Knob | WSW 238° | 892 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1465101 — Coles Knob, Franklin County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356560939
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 18 mi
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