Epperly Knob
Epperly Knob rises to 831 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Coles Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49028156, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 831 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 8 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 10 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 10 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coles Knob: 1.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.6 mi
- Kingery Hill: 2.3 mi
- Craig Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Pilot Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 6.4 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 7.2 mi
- Piedmont Camp Meeting Grounds Historic District: 7.6 mi
- John Lemley Park: 8.9 mi
- Riner Historic District: 9.0 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 10.5 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 10.5 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 10.5 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 10.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 6.9 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 10.1 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 10.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 15.9 mi
- Smithfield Plantation: 16.3 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 15.0 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 16.0 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 16.6 mi
- Modern Art: 17.7 mi
- Modern Art: 17.7 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 18.7 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 14.9 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 16.2 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.6 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 23.6 mi
- One Clear View: 6.6 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 10.5 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 17.8 mi
- Keffer Oak: 23.8 mi
- Cracker Point: 9.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 14.5 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 25.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 9.5 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 9.5 mi
- White Falls: 14.4 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 14.2 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Water Front: 15.9 mi
- Waterfront: 20.8 mi
- Spring Well #25: 9.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Epperly Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | SW 215° | 1,210 m | 18.1 mi |
| Poor Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,141 m | 15.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,087 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cahas Mountain | ENE 64° | 1,083 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,081 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSW 192° | 1,080 m | 13.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SSW 203° | 1,059 m | 17.6 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SSW 195° | 1,049 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496470 — Epperly Knob, Floyd County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583974
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 26 mi
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