Griffith Knob
Griffith Knob rises to 817 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,293 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 817 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 25 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 25 mi
- House Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rough Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Buckhorn Knob: 3.4 mi
- Beards Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Brushy Knob: 3.9 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Linden Park: 6.5 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 6.6 mi
- Longdale Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Callie Furnace: 9.0 mi
- Bath County Veterans Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 15.1 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 15.8 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 15.9 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 17.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 17.1 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 17.1 mi
- George C. Marshall: 17.2 mi
- The Cannonball: 17.2 mi
- George Washington: 17.3 mi
- Peristyle: 22.9 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 6.4 mi
- Sand Springs: 6.7 mi
- Grose Spring: 12.8 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 15.4 mi
- Blowing Springs: 15.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 8.5 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 22.0 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 17.0 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 19.7 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 20.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 20.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 20.3 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 5.2 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 5.6 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 12.0 mi
- Lace Falls: 19.7 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 15.9 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 18.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.5 mi
- Byrd Point: 23.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 23.3 mi
- Sunset: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Griffith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | WNW 293° | 1,293 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Knob | WSW 257° | 1,237 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 255° | 1,179 m | 10.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,170 m | 7.7 mi |
| Big House Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,111 m | 9.8 mi |
| Warm Springs Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,089 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 100° | 1,088 m | 4.8 mi |
| North Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,059 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572070
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