Highcock Knob
Highcock Knob rises to 931 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Marble Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 931 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 3 mi
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 4 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goff Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Thunder Hill: 4.2 mi
- Cave Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Little Rocky Row: 4.7 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Knick Field: 4.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 4.9 mi
- Terrapin Mtn Race Start/Finish: 5.0 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 3.5 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 4.7 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 8.4 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 15.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 15.2 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 15.3 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 15.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 15.6 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 16.5 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 4.9 mi
- Knight Statue: 13.1 mi
- Peristyle: 13.1 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 15.6 mi
- The Cannonball: 15.6 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 13.0 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 15.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 15.8 mi
- Victory Garden: 16.9 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 17.1 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 2.1 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 7.2 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 7.5 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 7.5 mi
- Marble Spring: 0.5 mi
- Hunting Spring: 1.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 1.3 mi
- Big Spring: 12.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 17.8 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 13.5 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Hollins Mill Park: 18.3 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 18.5 mi
- Lake Robertson: 19.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lace Falls: 8.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.8 mi
- Panther Falls: 12.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 21.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- J.H. Phillips Wayside: 23.3 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Highcock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SW 230° | 1,287 m | 5.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SW 236° | 1,221 m | 4.2 mi |
| Onion Mountain | SW 221° | 1,157 m | 6.2 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SW 225° | 1,131 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 225° | 1,119 m | 10.6 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SW 235° | 1,088 m | 7.7 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSW 200° | 1,062 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 38° | 1,015 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572286
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 19 mi
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