High Knob
High Knob rises to 1,266 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south-southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lina Rocks, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America; GeoNames ID 4764016.
Wikidata Q49036288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,266 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 22 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 22 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lina Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Bald Rock Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Bald Rock: 1.3 mi
- Roaring Hill: 1.4 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 10.1 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 17.7 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 24.0 mi
- Incredible Falls: 24.1 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 24.4 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 14.2 mi
- Listening Rock: 14.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 18.4 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 22.3 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 23.2 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 14.4 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 18.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 20.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 22.9 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 23.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.0 mi
- Alligator Back: 22.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 23.7 mi
- Big Spring: 17.1 mi
- Sharon Springs: 21.8 mi
- Brig Spring: 24.9 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 21.8 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SSE 156° | 1,418 m | 5.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 124° | 1,380 m | 8.2 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SE 124° | 1,380 m | 8.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WNW 293° | 1,359 m | 2.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SE 143° | 1,356 m | 6.2 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | WNW 295° | 1,320 m | 2.9 mi |
| Big Ridge | SE 145° | 1,259 m | 4.1 mi |
| Straight Mountain | W 268° | 1,256 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583630
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