Harveys Knob
Harveys Knob rises to 809 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the east, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Knob, a peak 3.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 809 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 1 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 1 mi
- Montvale Overlook · 1 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Knob: 3.3 mi
- Campbells Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cove Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Grindstone Knob: 4.9 mi
- McFalls Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 4.2 mi
- Montvale Park: 5.4 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Troutville Park: 8.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 8.9 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 12.0 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 13.1 mi
- The Rock: 13.7 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 13.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 14.1 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 9.1 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 13.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 13.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 15.0 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 16.8 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 15.9 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 15.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 16.6 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.2 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 17.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 17.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 18.2 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 19.4 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Carvins Cove: 15.1 mi
- Explore Park: 15.9 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 17.8 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 10.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 13.0 mi
- Beale Garden: 13.5 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 18.0 mi
- Big Spring: 6.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 16.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 17.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 8.0 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.5 mi
- Lace Falls: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 5.1 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 5.1 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.1 mi
- Howrytown: 9.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Harveys Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | E 87° | 1,215 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | E 98° | 1,167 m | 6.6 mi |
| Onion Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,157 m | 11.9 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,131 m | 10.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | E 85° | 1,119 m | 8.0 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,088 m | 9.9 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | E 100° | 1,074 m | 6.4 mi |
| Harkening Hill | E 83° | 1,026 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583618
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 17 mi
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