Grays Knob
Grays Knob rises to 560 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Huffmans Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033310, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 560 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 13.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 17 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 17 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Huffmans Knob: 1.0 mi
- Broad Run Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lick Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Field of Dreams: 2.5 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 8.5 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 8.5 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 9.7 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 10.6 mi
- The Rock: 12.9 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 13.8 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 14.6 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 14.7 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 15.6 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 8.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 12.9 mi
- Salem Museum: 16.0 mi
- Virginia Museum of Transportation: 18.1 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Carvins Cove: 9.8 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 13.1 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 17.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 18.1 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 18.1 mi
- Roanoke Star: 19.8 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 13.1 mi
- The Rock: 15.9 mi
- The Solar Wind: 16.0 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 18.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 18.3 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 13.3 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 13.6 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 14.0 mi
- Thomas Spring: 14.5 mi
- Big Spring: 18.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.0 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Piney Point: 12.4 mi
- High Point: 13.3 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 13.9 mi
- Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Beale Garden: 12.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 19.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 14.7 mi
- The Cascades: 14.8 mi
- Middle Cascades: 15.1 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 24.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 24.8 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 12.5 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Howrytown: 9.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Grays Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Patch Mountains | NNE 22° | 1,120 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,117 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WSW 238° | 1,108 m | 12.1 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WNW 285° | 1,102 m | 9.7 mi |
| Earn Knob | SW 235° | 1,097 m | 10.2 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | N 2° | 1,084 m | 9.5 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | NNE 22° | 1,081 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 356° | 1,074 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483778 — Grays Knob, Craig County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571992
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 18 mi
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