Elk Knob
Elk Knob rises to 876 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Buzzard Roost, a peak 0.6 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027730, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 876 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 2.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 16.5 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 27.6 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 12 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 12 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buzzard Roost: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.9 mi
- Eliza Knob: 2.2 mi
- Big Hill: 2.8 mi
- Butt of Powell Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Leeman Field Park: 4.6 mi
- Stone Creek Outdoor Classroom and Community Park: 6.1 mi
- Lee Horse and Hunt Club: 6.2 mi
- Duffield Community Park: 8.7 mi
- Jonesville Park: 8.9 mi
- Vardy Presbyterian Church: 16.2 mi
- Mahala Mullins Cabin: 16.2 mi
- Portal 30: 16.3 mi
- Train: 16.3 mi
- Portal 31: 16.4 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 5.1 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 12.3 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 13.2 mi
- Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 20.3 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 22.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 8.6 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 9.3 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 13.5 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 13.8 mi
- June Tolliver House: 14.0 mi
- The Rounds: 11.3 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Miller Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Howard Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 10.5 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 21.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Elk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | ENE 58° | 1,288 m | 21.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,259 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Doubles | NNE 20° | 1,247 m | 13.0 mi |
| Camp Rock | ENE 61° | 1,188 m | 21.7 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNE 20° | 1,123 m | 11.5 mi |
| MCD 173 | NW 326° | 1,096 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bowling Knob | ENE 71° | 1,075 m | 9.8 mi |
| Huff Rock | ENE 61° | 1,070 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pennington GAP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499381 — Elk Knob, Lee County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586687
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 26 mi
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