Edwards Knob
Edwards Knob rises to 961 m in Virginia. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pike Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027281, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 961 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 5 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 14 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pike Knob: 0.6 mi
- Beamer Knob: 2.5 mi
- Chisel Knob: 3.9 mi
- Walker Knob: 4.5 mi
- Bobbitt Knob: 4.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
- Dannelly Park: 8.2 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 8.9 mi
- Felts Park: 9.0 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 10.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 9.4 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 14.4 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 16.4 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 16.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 2.1 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 9.7 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 16.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 10.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.4 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 16.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 17.1 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 16.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 18.1 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 2.7 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Waterfront: 19.0 mi
- Water Front: 22.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Edwards Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | SSW 196° | 1,088 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,075 m | 9.3 mi |
| Horse Knob | SSW 196° | 1,047 m | 9.8 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SE 144° | 1,032 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | ESE 117° | 980 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pike Knob | N 9° | 963 m | 0.6 mi |
| Elk Spur | SE 128° | 960 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stevens Knob | W 279° | 948 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:31 | 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 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586685
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 17 mi
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