Crawford Knob
Crawford Knob rises to 1,136 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49022865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1136 m
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 28.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 28.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- The Slacks Overlook · 26 mi
- Shenandoah Valley Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coalpit Knob: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Oak Knob: 4.0 mi
- Door Knob: 5.4 mi
- Elliott Knob: 5.5 mi
- Hankey Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Deerfield Park: 8.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 11.1 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 11.2 mi
- Reservoir Hill Park: 11.6 mi
- Booker Taliaferro Washington Community Center: 11.8 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 0.7 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 3.4 mi
- Castle Spring: 4.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.9 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 7.3 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 11.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 12.2 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: 12.2 mi
- Highland County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 8.2 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 8.3 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Cannon: 11.2 mi
- Statler Brothers: 12.1 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 11.4 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 17.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.0 mi
- Endless View Farms: 22.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 22.3 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 13.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 16.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 17.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 22.6 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 23.8 mi
- Staunton: 12.0 mi
- Chodo IX: 12.2 mi
- Watering Can: 12.4 mi
- Flower Pots: 12.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 14.4 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 13.2 mi
- Trinity Point: 6.2 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 16.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 16.9 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.5 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Crawford Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSW 209° | 1,358 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hogback | SSW 210° | 1,355 m | 6.0 mi |
| Reddish Knob | N 5° | 1,338 m | 15.7 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NNW 335° | 1,325 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | N 2° | 1,320 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NNW 342° | 1,305 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNW 344° | 1,289 m | 10.0 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | NNW 348° | 1,260 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482819 — Crawford Knob, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571264
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