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Huffmans Knob

Huffmans Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Huffmans Knob rises to 523 m in Virginia. Rich Patch Mountains stands 1,120 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grays Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49037875, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
523 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.51818, -80.04394

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Field of Dreams: 1.7 mi
  • Greenfield Recreation Park: 8.7 mi
  • Fincastle Historic District: 9.2 mi
  • National Childrens Forest: 10.1 mi
  • Whispering Pines Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 7
Springs: 6
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Beale Garden: 12.6 mi
  • George Washington Carver Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Mountain View Community Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Huffmans Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich Patch MountainsNNE 24°1,120 m13.7 mi
Sinking Creek MountainWSW 237°1,117 m10.3 mi
Chimney RockWSW 238°1,108 m11.1 mi
Hanging RockWNW 290°1,102 m9.1 mi
Earn KnobSW 235°1,097 m9.2 mi
Nicholls KnobN 6°1,084 m10.1 mi
Montgomery KnobNNE 24°1,081 m14.2 mi
Bald MountainN 4°1,074 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice06:0020:0620:45
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3216:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363846556471757468574639
Precip in3.32.73.84.04.45.24.73.84.33.23.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356584413

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