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High Knob

High Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Knob rises to 728 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ravensden Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier counties, Virginia.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8528206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
728 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.88674, -78.11188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Apple Mountain Park: 2.5 mi
  • Linden Park: 2.6 mi
  • Happy Creek Park: 4.2 mi
  • Bowman Park: 5.0 mi
  • Lions Park: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Skyline Caverns: 5.7 mi
  • Cider Stage: 21.0 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 21.1 mi
  • Jumping Pillow #1: 21.1 mi
  • Pathway Puzzle Maze: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 20
Artworks: 16
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 4.9 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 13.7 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 19.4 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 19.6 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 19.9 mi
Springs: 15
  • Rock Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Chalybeate Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Town Spring: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 5.1 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
  • Pavilian: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 20.9 mi
  • River Access: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of High Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSW 225°1,056 m12.3 mi
North MarshallSSW 213°1,024 m9.1 mi
SugarloafSW 226°985 m13.3 mi
South MarshallSW 216°979 m9.8 mi
Little Hogback MountainSW 222°940 m11.9 mi
The PeakSSW 200°889 m9.3 mi
Compton PeakSW 216°887 m5.8 mi
Carson MountainSW 219°780 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1468011 — High Knob, Warren County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356562311

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