Hamilton Knob
Hamilton Knob rises to 926 m in Virginia. Walker Mountain stands 1,224 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Wayside park, a park 1.0 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Wythe County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 926 m
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 28.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 19 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 24 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crockett Knob: 1.7 mi
- Ramsay Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Little Brush Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Hematite Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Carter Wayside park: 1.0 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 6.8 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Jackson Park: 8.5 mi
- Dora Highway Park: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 12.9 mi
- High Point: 19.4 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 12.8 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 12.9 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 22.6 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 16.8 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 19.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.3 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Waterfront: 12.9 mi
- Water Front: 17.7 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 15.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 16.4 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 21.3 mi
- This Way: 17.2 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 23.9 mi
- DAK Lights: 14.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 17.5 mi
- Sharon Springs: 21.9 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Hamilton Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,224 m | 12.8 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 338° | 1,153 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,123 m | 10.3 mi |
| High Rocks | WSW 246° | 1,111 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lick Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,073 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,048 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bear Knob | ESE 106° | 1,032 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bullard Knob | E 101° | 1,027 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583608
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