Gleaves Knob
Gleaves Knob rises to 856 m in Virginia. Point Lookout Mountain stands 1,380 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Cliff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49031662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 856 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 17 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 23 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fry Hill: 2.8 mi
- Ewing Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Lick Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Hussy Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Devils Den: 3.4 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Withers Park: 7.6 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 11.1 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 14.7 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 19.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 23.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 16.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 17.4 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 22.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 24.2 mi
- Crooked Creek: 18.5 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 22.4 mi
- Sharon Springs: 18.6 mi
- Big Spring: 23.3 mi
- This Way: 20.8 mi
- Waterfront: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Gleaves Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,380 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 205° | 1,380 m | 13.2 mi |
| Comers Rock | WSW 239° | 1,237 m | 10.4 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WSW 243° | 1,203 m | 12.0 mi |
| Horse Heaven | SW 227° | 1,175 m | 5.8 mi |
| Perkins Knob | SSW 213° | 1,171 m | 6.7 mi |
| Jones Knob | S 183° | 1,163 m | 5.2 mi |
| Lina Rocks | WSW 240° | 1,163 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wytheville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483666 — Gleaves Knob, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571879
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