McQueen Knob
McQueen Knob rises to 1,176 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,176 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Mission Crossing
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Jefferson View · 27 mi
- Jumpinoff Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Grandview Overlook · 28 mi
- Lewis Fork Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Flat Spring Ridge: 1.2 mi
- Laurel Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bearpen Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Brier Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Park: 6.4 mi
- Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Ralph Stout Park: 12.0 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Ashe County Park: 16.8 mi
- Welcome Center and Museum: 12.5 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.7 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 17.4 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 17.6 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 17.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 2.9 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 4.2 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 12.7 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 5.6 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 6.5 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 11.9 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 17.7 mi
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 20.4 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 18.9 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 20.9 mi
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 23.2 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Brig Spring: 2.0 mi
- Cave Spring: 3.2 mi
- Boiling Spring: 3.9 mi
- Big Spring: 24.7 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 6.0 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 6.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 9.3 mi
- Listening Rock: 9.3 mi
- Trials Playground: 14.8 mi
- Potters Truck Stop: 18.3 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 6.4 mi
- Wooly: 18.9 mi
- Heartwood: 19.0 mi
- Backbone Rock: 7.9 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 14.2 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 18.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of McQueen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | ENE 67° | 1,744 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | ENE 74° | 1,689 m | 9.1 mi |
| Whitetop Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,684 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ENE 72° | 1,684 m | 9.0 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | ENE 68° | 1,553 m | 3.6 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | E 85° | 1,551 m | 9.5 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | E 84° | 1,526 m | 9.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,513 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583377
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 28 mi
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