Elk Knob
Elk Knob rises to 940 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cadet Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 940 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 8.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 13.0 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 19.2 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 10 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 10 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Butte: 2.1 mi
- Bowling Knob: 4.0 mi
- Morris Butt: 4.1 mi
- Stocker Knob: 4.6 mi
- Cliff Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cadet Park: 1.9 mi
- Frog Level Park: 2.2 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 2.5 mi
- Carnes Gym Field: 2.5 mi
- Bullitt Park: 2.6 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 7.5 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 9.1 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 13.4 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 18.5 mi
- Battle of Kingsport: 22.3 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 2.5 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 2.8 mi
- June Tolliver House: 2.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 8.3 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 8.4 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 15.8 mi
- The Rounds: 20.7 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 23.3 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 15.5 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 19.9 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 11.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 16.4 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 19.8 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Elk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | ENE 67° | 1,288 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 318° | 1,259 m | 7.5 mi |
| The Doubles | NW 322° | 1,247 m | 6.6 mi |
| Eagle Knob | ENE 69° | 1,196 m | 11.6 mi |
| Camp Rock | ENE 72° | 1,188 m | 10.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | NW 309° | 1,123 m | 6.0 mi |
| MCD 173 | W 279° | 1,096 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bowling Knob | S 171° | 1,075 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356581833
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 25 mi
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