Joes Knob
Joes Knob rises to 838 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 838 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 10 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 11 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Toms Knob: 1.7 mi
- Mayo Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 2.1 mi
- Tobacco Knob: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 4.7 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 4.8 mi
- Mabry Mill: 6.3 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 6.3 mi
- Byrds Marker: 9.6 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 12.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.3 mi
- White Falls: 17.5 mi
- Lower Cascades: 18.1 mi
- Rider Falls: 18.3 mi
- Torys Falls: 18.5 mi
- Window Falls: 19.2 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 17.8 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 17.8 mi
- CCC Ruins: 19.7 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 19.7 mi
- CCC Ruins: 19.7 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 16.8 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 16.9 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 17.0 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 17.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 21.2 mi
- Moores Wall: 19.0 mi
- Indian Face: 19.1 mi
- Cracker Point: 19.3 mi
- Cooks Wall: 20.2 mi
- Calico Rock: 20.5 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 9.5 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 16.8 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 17.0 mi
- One Clear View: 17.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 19.0 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 10.8 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 19.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Joes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,210 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 349° | 1,087 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 355° | 1,081 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | N 10° | 1,080 m | 11.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNW 345° | 1,059 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | N 5° | 1,049 m | 9.6 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 334° | 1,037 m | 14.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 327° | 1,027 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583652
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 17 mi
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