Knob Mountain
Knob Mountain rises to 873 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Neighbor Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Knob Mountain is a mountain in Page County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m).
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Wikidata Q6422703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 873 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 25.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jeremys Run Overlook · 2 mi
- Thornton Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
- Beahms Gap Overlook · 3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point Overlook · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Neighbor Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Broadus Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 2.9 mi
- Kibler Knob: 3.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.4 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 6.3 mi
- Hazard Mill Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Eugene Park: 7.4 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Indian Grave: 5.4 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 6.9 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 7.5 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 7.7 mi
- Bethany Veney Remembrance Garden: 8.3 mi
- Old School House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 7.5 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 8.4 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 8.5 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 8.5 mi
- Overall Run Falls: 4.7 mi
- Upper Overall Run Falls: 4.7 mi
- Greasy Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cave Falls: 7.3 mi
- Miller Falls: 8.4 mi
- Chalybeate Spring: 7.5 mi
- Furnace Spring: 9.3 mi
- Edinburg Gap Spring: 9.6 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 12.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 3.5 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 7.4 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 7.5 mi
- The Garden Maze: 8.5 mi
- Luray Caverns: 8.6 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 12.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 7.3 mi
- Pavilian: 9.1 mi
- Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 12.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.6 mi
- Love: 8.5 mi
- "Stonewall" Jackson: 15.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.2 mi
- Cootie Bug: 17.2 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 12.7 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 14.8 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 24.4 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 13.8 mi
- Old grape garden: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Knob Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Man | S 188° | 1,220 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bushytop | SSW 192° | 1,142 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Stony Man | S 187° | 1,110 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pollock Knob | S 191° | 1,086 m | 10.3 mi |
| Marys Rock | SSE 163° | 1,071 m | 5.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | S 172° | 1,071 m | 7.1 mi |
| Millers Head | SSW 194° | 1,062 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,056 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:14 | 16:56 |
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 | 37 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luray 5 E, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582072
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 17 mi
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