Fox Knob
Fox Knob rises to 997 m in Kentucky. MCD 173 stands 1,096 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 997 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 8.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 17.8 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 21 mi
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Knob: 2.2 mi
- Happy Top: 3.2 mi
- Grays Knob: 4.8 mi
- Reynolds Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Gross Knob: 5.3 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 8.0 mi
- NARROW: 8.4 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 8.6 mi
- Railhouse: 8.8 mi
- NARROW: 9.2 mi
- Dressen Park (Blue Courts): 3.5 mi
- Huff Park: 4.4 mi
- Stone Mountain Park: 10.4 mi
- Thomas Walker Civic Park: 10.8 mi
- Jonesville Park: 16.3 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.8 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 14.2 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Howard Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Slanting Misery: 15.1 mi
- Chain Rock: 18.1 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 14.3 mi
- Martin's Station: 14.3 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 19.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 4.4 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
- Butchers Spring: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Fox Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCD 173 | ENE 74° | 1,096 m | 17.4 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | E 80° | 1,063 m | 16.9 mi |
| White Rocks | SSW 201° | 1,019 m | 9.9 mi |
| Joe Knob | ENE 61° | 1,010 m | 18.0 mi |
| Grays Knob | E 101° | 973 m | 4.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 101° | 972 m | 24.1 mi |
| Kitts Knob | E 82° | 959 m | 10.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SW 227° | 954 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:18 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358589142
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