Entoto Knob
Entoto Knob rises to 764 m in Virginia. Thunder Hill stands 1,221 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49028140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 764 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 8 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle: 1.1 mi
- Three Sisters Knobs: 1.1 mi
- Big Rocky Row: 1.3 mi
- Silas Knob: 1.4 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Knick Field: 3.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 3.7 mi
- Glen Maury Park: 5.7 mi
- Penny Park: 5.9 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 2.3 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 3.2 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 5.8 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 7.5 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 9.7 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 9.6 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 9.8 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 9.9 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 15.3 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 3.7 mi
- Knight Statue: 6.3 mi
- Peristyle: 6.4 mi
- George Washington: 9.8 mi
- The Cannonball: 9.8 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 17.7 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 18.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 19.2 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 19.8 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 20.4 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 6.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 8.0 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 8.5 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 8.8 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.9 mi
- Marble Spring: 6.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 6.8 mi
- Hunting Spring: 7.5 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 11.6 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 12.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 12.6 mi
- Lake Robertson: 16.0 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 18.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 20.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 9.2 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 12.3 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 16.2 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 24.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.1 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.9 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Entoto Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Hill | SW 217° | 1,221 m | 10.6 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,062 m | 10.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 53° | 1,025 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,015 m | 2.3 mi |
| Highcock Knob | SSW 205° | 931 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Rocky Row | S 187° | 910 m | 1.3 mi |
| Silas Knob | E 101° | 904 m | 1.4 mi |
| Fletcher Mountain | ENE 63° | 888 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356604768
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 21 mi
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