Jones Knob
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
- 4.1 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 20 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 20 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 22 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ross Knob: 0.6 mi
- Razor Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Sells Knob: 2.1 mi
- Upper Sharp Knob: 2.2 mi
- Couchs Knob: 3.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Big Pinnacle: 7.9 mi
- Listening Rock: 8.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 20.6 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 21.8 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 22.7 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 20.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 20.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Devils Garden: 22.9 mi
- 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
- Big Spring: 18.7 mi
- Brig Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.4 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 22.3 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 23.1 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.5 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 22.9 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Jones Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | W 264° | 1,744 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | W 259° | 1,689 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 262° | 1,684 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | WSW 245° | 1,551 m | 7.8 mi |
| Grave Mountain | W 279° | 1,540 m | 10.4 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,526 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | W 268° | 1,503 m | 5.4 mi |
| Third Peak | W 268° | 1,502 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:34 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572684
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