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Jones Knob

Jones Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Knob rises to 952 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Grayson County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040172, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
952 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.67373, -81.37788

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 13.6 mi
  • Family Central: 17.2 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 17.2 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Nana Falls: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 18.2 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Brig Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • AT2020: 22.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 22.3 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Newman Basket Company: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Jones Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersW 264°1,744 m9.3 mi
Wilburn RidgeW 259°1,689 m7.9 mi
Pine MountainW 262°1,684 m8.0 mi
Little PinnacleWSW 245°1,551 m7.8 mi
Haw Orchard MountainWSW 247°1,526 m7.9 mi
Stone MountainW 268°1,503 m5.4 mi
Third PeakW 268°1,502 m4.9 mi
Second PeakW 263°1,476 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572684

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