High Knob
High Knob rises to 1,288 m in Virginia. The Doubles stands 1,247 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 2.7 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.
The story
High Knob is the peak of Stone Mountain, that forms part of the border between Scott County and Wise County, Virginia, near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet (1,287 meters) above mean sea level.
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Wikidata Q5755794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,288 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 14.8 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 15.1 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 17.8 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Flag Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 15 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 15 mi
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 15 mi
142 named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Camp Rock: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Knob: 1.2 mi
- Pickem Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.1 mi
- Legion Park: 2.1 mi
- Norton City Park: 2.8 mi
- Locust Avenue Park: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.9 mi
- Clear Creek Park: 3.7 mi
- June Tolliver House: 8.1 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 8.3 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 8.6 mi
- Fannon Train Museum: 15.4 mi
- Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 15.8 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 13.8 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 14.7 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 17.8 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 17.8 mi
- Wise County: 18.1 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 1.9 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 6.6 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 19.0 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 6.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Doubles | W 275° | 1,247 m | 13.7 mi |
| Eagle Knob | E 89° | 1,196 m | 1.2 mi |
| Camp Rock | SE 135° | 1,188 m | 1.1 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,130 m | 0.8 mi |
| Potato Hill | W 269° | 1,123 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SW 228° | 1,075 m | 12.0 mi |
| Huff Rock | SW 226° | 1,070 m | 4.0 mi |
| Little Stone Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,044 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356584183
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 25 mi
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