Fox Knob
Fox Knob rises to 957 m in Virginia. Little Pinnacle stands 1,551 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49030332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 957 m
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 13 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 15 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Knob: 3.4 mi
- Kindrick Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Turkey Knob: 4.1 mi
- Couchs Knob: 4.4 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 11.4 mi
- Crouse Park: 11.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Family Central: 13.2 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Nana Falls: 15.7 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 16.5 mi
- Incredible Falls: 16.6 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 17.0 mi
- Listening Rock: 11.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 11.6 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 14.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 21.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 14.0 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 14.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 20.5 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 21.4 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 13.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 13.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 16.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.6 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Brig Spring: 22.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 23.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 23.3 mi
- Elk Shoals: 17.0 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 21.1 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Fox Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pinnacle | WNW 283° | 1,551 m | 11.3 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,526 m | 11.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,503 m | 11.0 mi |
| Third Peak | WNW 302° | 1,502 m | 10.5 mi |
| Second Peak | WNW 302° | 1,476 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 31° | 1,418 m | 5.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,417 m | 5.9 mi |
| First Peak | WNW 299° | 1,405 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356561749
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