Couchs Knob
Couchs Knob rises to 1,088 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kindrick Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1088 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 18 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 18 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 19 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kindrick Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.2 mi
- Jones Knob: 3.0 mi
- Ross Knob: 3.3 mi
- Russell Knob: 4.0 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
- Family Central: 14.5 mi
- Ashe County Park: 14.7 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 15.8 mi
- Crouse Park: 16.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 15.9 mi
- Nana Falls: 17.7 mi
- Bluff Mountain Falls: 18.8 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Listening Rock: 7.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 8.0 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 17.9 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 19.2 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 23.1 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 14.6 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 15.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 16.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 24.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 17.6 mi
- Alligator Back: 17.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 20.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 19.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.3 mi
- Big Spring: 21.7 mi
- AT2020: 22.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 22.8 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 23.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Elk Shoals: 18.7 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 22.0 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Couchs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | W 281° | 1,744 m | 10.1 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | W 280° | 1,689 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,684 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | W 267° | 1,551 m | 7.7 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | W 269° | 1,526 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WNW 294° | 1,503 m | 6.6 mi |
| Third Peak | WNW 296° | 1,502 m | 6.1 mi |
| Second Peak | WNW 294° | 1,476 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583528
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