Horse Knob
Horse Knob rises to 1,047 m in Virginia. Bullhead Mountain stands 1,171 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1047 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 6 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 6 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Fisher Peak: 0.6 mi
- Sams Knob: 1.3 mi
- Dicks Knob: 3.1 mi
- Round Peak: 3.2 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 0.7 mi
- Lowgap Park: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 6.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 7.3 mi
- Felts Park: 8.2 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 17.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 17.6 mi
- Incredible Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 7.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 8.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 12.5 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 12.6 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 12.7 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 6.8 mi
- Devils Garden: 18.6 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.0 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 1.7 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 6.5 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.8 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 13.0 mi
- US 21 overlook: 16.2 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 6.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 8.0 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 13.8 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 23.8 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 12.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 6.6 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 6.7 mi
- 100 Strong: 22.0 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 22.1 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 14.7 mi
- Transitional Peace: 21.7 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 22.4 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Horse Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,171 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 265° | 1,099 m | 15.4 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SSW 199° | 1,088 m | 0.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,075 m | 0.6 mi |
| Beamer Knob | NNE 29° | 1,032 m | 8.5 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SW 232° | 1,004 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | NE 47° | 980 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rich Hill Mountain | SW 229° | 975 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax WTP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562441
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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