Crockett Knob
Crockett Knob rises to 946 m in Virginia. Walker Mountain stands 1,224 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49023011, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 946 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 29.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 21 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 24 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Knob: 1.7 mi
- Ramsay Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Hematite Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Little Brush Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 2.3 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Park: 7.1 mi
- Dora Highway Park: 7.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.1 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 11.3 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 11.4 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 21.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.2 mi
- High Point: 18.8 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 16.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.7 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 21.0 mi
- Waterfront: 11.2 mi
- Water Front: 16.0 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 15.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 17.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 15.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 21.7 mi
- This Way: 18.3 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 22.6 mi
- DAK Lights: 12.6 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 18.1 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 20.9 mi
- Sharon Springs: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Crockett Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,224 m | 14.2 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 329° | 1,153 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WSW 249° | 1,123 m | 11.9 mi |
| High Rocks | WSW 249° | 1,111 m | 11.6 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,073 m | 12.1 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ESE 105° | 1,048 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bear Knob | ESE 109° | 1,032 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bullard Knob | ESE 104° | 1,027 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1482844 — Crockett Knob, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571278
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