Lairds Knob
Lairds Knob rises to 1,000 m in Virginia. Hightop stands 1,091 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaylor Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49043212, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1000 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 29.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eaton Hollow Overlook · 11 mi
- Beldor Hollow Overlook · 11 mi
- Belfore Hollow Overlook · 11 mi
- Two Mile Run Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kaylor Knob: 0.6 mi
- Hartman Knob: 1.1 mi
- First Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Second Mountain 2310 ft: 1.2 mi
- Grubbs Knob: 1.7 mi
- Rockingham Park at the Crossroads: 5.5 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Ralph Sampson Park: 6.8 mi
- East Rockingham Recreation Association: 6.8 mi
- Kiwanis Club Park: 7.0 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 6.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln's Father: 6.8 mi
- JMU 9/11 Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Spirit Rock: 7.2 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 6.2 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 7.5 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 7.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 10.8 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 11.5 mi
- South River Falls: 13.3 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Rockingham springs: 3.0 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 6.1 mi
- Elkton Spring: 7.5 mi
- Pitt Spring: 8.9 mi
- Lewis Spring: 16.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 7.7 mi
- James Madison: 7.7 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 7.8 mi
- James Madison statue: 7.9 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 8.2 mi
- Fear Forest: 7.6 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 16.8 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 18.7 mi
- Luray Caverns: 20.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 20.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 13.7 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 14.8 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 20.8 mi
- ISAT Patio: 7.3 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 7.4 mi
- Heishman Garden: 8.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 12.0 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 15.0 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 16.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.2 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Lairds Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightop | SE 129° | 1,091 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,027 m | 12.3 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,026 m | 13.6 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,006 m | 12.6 mi |
| Loft Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,002 m | 13.3 mi |
| Grubbs Knob | NNE 22° | 975 m | 1.7 mi |
| Morgan Knob | NNE 33° | 936 m | 4.8 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 33° | 932 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:03 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356572788
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 16 mi
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