Griffith Knob
Griffith Knob rises to 1,148 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1148 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 18.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Browns Peak: 1.7 mi
- Little Walker Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Big Bend: 2.6 mi
- Little Walker Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Turkey Knob: 5.1 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Withers Park: 7.9 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
- Burkes Garden Rural Historic District: 9.7 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.9 mi
- This Way: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Peery & St. Clair Building: 18.6 mi
- Sharon Springs: 4.9 mi
- Big Spring: 14.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 20.4 mi
- Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 21.4 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 21.5 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 22.2 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 3.2 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 17.6 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Griffith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Mountain | WNW 297° | 1,437 m | 12.3 mi |
| Hutchinson Rock | NW 305° | 1,348 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | WNW 291° | 1,344 m | 10.9 mi |
| East River Mountain | NW 316° | 1,331 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | NW 318° | 1,304 m | 15.7 mi |
| Greaver Benchmark | NNW 337° | 1,270 m | 7.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 311° | 1,258 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ghost Knob | NW 310° | 1,250 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bland, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572068
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