Lawson Knob
Lawson Knob rises to 834 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 10.9 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 18.5 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 23.1 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Sounding Knob: 4.2 mi
- Mount Carlyle: 6.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
- Trimble Knob: 7.0 mi
- Highland Park: 7.5 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 14.7 mi
- Cass Historical District: 14.9 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Bolar Spring: 7.2 mi
- Phillips Spring: 13.8 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 15.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 16.9 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 17.3 mi
- Boiler House: 14.7 mi
- Powerhouse: 14.7 mi
- Cass: 14.9 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 15.0 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 15.0 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 7.7 mi
- Highland County Museum: 9.2 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 11.4 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 10.6 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 10.4 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Locust Springs: 18.3 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 6.7 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 10.7 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 23.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 11.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 23.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 9.8 mi
- Sunset: 17.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Lawson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | NNW 334° | 1,401 m | 7.7 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | NNW 342° | 1,396 m | 8.2 mi |
| Paddy Knob | WSW 243° | 1,365 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 335° | 1,363 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 349° | 1,362 m | 8.9 mi |
| Barren Rock | NE 52° | 1,335 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | ENE 65° | 1,334 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mad Sheep | WSW 239° | 1,287 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356592874
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