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Crawford Knob

Crawford Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Crawford Knob rises to 918 m in Virginia. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Humpback Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49022866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92514, -78.89724

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 35
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 20
Gardens: 14
Springs: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 10.0 mi
  • Crabtree Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Apple Cannon: 17.0 mi
  • Endless View Farms: 17.0 mi
  • Yankee Horse Ridge: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 7.1 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Crawford Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three RidgesSW 226°1,210 m6.6 mi
Potatopatch MountainW 259°1,172 m3.2 mi
Devils KnobW 259°1,172 m3.2 mi
Humpback MountainN 357°1,099 m1.6 mi
Bald MountainW 267°1,086 m9.1 mi
Black Rock MountainWSW 242°1,050 m2.5 mi
Flint MountainW 274°1,050 m8.3 mi
Kelley MountainW 280°1,001 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2916:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571262

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