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Fox Knob

Fox Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
957 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.59012, -81.30593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 18
  • 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
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Brig Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little PinnacleWNW 283°1,551 m11.3 mi
Haw Orchard MountainWNW 284°1,526 m11.6 mi
Stone MountainWNW 301°1,503 m11.0 mi
Third PeakWNW 302°1,502 m10.5 mi
Second PeakWNW 302°1,476 m10.0 mi
High RockNNE 31°1,418 m5.9 mi
Buck MountainNNE 31°1,417 m5.9 mi
First PeakWNW 299°1,405 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0820:0920:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3416:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356561749

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