Huffman Knob
Huffman Knob rises to 884 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Carroll County Historical Society and Museum, a museum 2.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49037872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 884 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 10 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 12 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 19 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Witcher Knob: 3.1 mi
- Bobbitt Knob: 4.9 mi
- Round Knob: 5.9 mi
- Pike Knob: 6.1 mi
- Edwards Knob: 6.6 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 5.5 mi
- Marshall Park: 6.7 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 12.2 mi
- Dannelly Park: 13.8 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 14.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 2.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 15.6 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 18.6 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 18.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 19.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 15.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 16.4 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 19.6 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 22.2 mi
- One Clear View: 23.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 22.6 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 5.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Waterfront: 13.5 mi
- Water Front: 16.4 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 24.3 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 21.1 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 21.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
- DAK Lights: 22.2 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Huffman Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | E 82° | 1,210 m | 11.7 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | N 2° | 1,048 m | 10.9 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ENE 65° | 1,037 m | 12.0 mi |
| Beamer Knob | SSW 206° | 1,032 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bear Knob | N 7° | 1,032 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bullard Knob | NNE 12° | 1,027 m | 10.9 mi |
| Macks Mountain | NNE 12° | 1,027 m | 10.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | E 84° | 1,027 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495727 — Huffman Knob, Carroll County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583642
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 19 mi
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