Gabes Knob
Gabes Knob rises to 908 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Richwood Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 908 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 11 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 11 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 16 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Richwood Knob: 0.8 mi
- Bull Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Indian Grave Mountain: 3.8 mi
- No Business Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.4 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 6.4 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 9.1 mi
- Bowens Creek Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Philpott Lake Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- White Falls: 10.2 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
- Lower Cascades: 19.9 mi
- Window Falls: 20.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 20.9 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 8.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Pitzer Road Public Fishing Area: 20.9 mi
- Stoneman's Raid: 20.1 mi
- Moratock Iron Furnace: 20.1 mi
- CCC Ruins: 21.5 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 21.5 mi
- CCC Ruins: 21.5 mi
- Calico Rock: 12.8 mi
- Cracker Point: 14.0 mi
- Indian Face: 21.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 21.4 mi
- Cooks Wall: 22.6 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 12.6 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 15.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 18.7 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 19.4 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 14.9 mi
- One Clear View: 16.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 20.3 mi
- Balanced Rock: 21.2 mi
- Spring Well #25: 22.1 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 22.1 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 5.8 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Brush: 22.5 mi
- Stoneville Sign: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Gabes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WNW 295° | 1,210 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hog Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,087 m | 12.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NW 306° | 1,081 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 319° | 1,080 m | 10.9 mi |
| Slate Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,059 m | 12.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NW 311° | 1,049 m | 10.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,027 m | 16.0 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | WNW 285° | 1,015 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:29 | 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 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496915 — Gabes Knob, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356584401
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 26 mi
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