High Knob
High Knob rises to 1,150 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4764015.
Wikidata Q49036289, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,150 m
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 20 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 20 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Knob: 0.9 mi
- Horse Heaven: 1.9 mi
- Porter Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Tims Knob: 2.8 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 13.6 mi
- Dannelly Park: 13.6 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 13.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.7 mi
- Devils Garden: 23.0 mi
- Alligator Back: 23.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 11.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 20.9 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 21.8 mi
- Listening Rock: 22.0 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 22.8 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 13.6 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Incredible Falls: 23.1 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.3 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.9 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 17.4 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 21.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 20.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 20.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 25.0 mi
- Sharon Springs: 21.5 mi
- Big Spring: 21.6 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SW 221° | 1,418 m | 8.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 221° | 1,417 m | 8.5 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | S 189° | 1,380 m | 6.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 189° | 1,380 m | 6.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 267° | 1,359 m | 10.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SSW 212° | 1,356 m | 7.7 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | W 268° | 1,320 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Knob | W 259° | 1,266 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572265
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