Peak · Virginia
Mikes Knob
Mikes Knob rises to 522 m in Virginia. Humpback Mountain stands 1,099 m to the south-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 522 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.08492, -78.84057
- 1.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 3.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- McCormick Gap Overview · 2 mi
- McCormick Gap Overlook · 2 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 2 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ramsey Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Scott Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Calf Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Turk Mountain: 3.5 mi
Parks: 57
- North Park: 2.1 mi
- Constitution Park: 2.7 mi
- Rife Park: 3.5 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 3.9 mi
- Crimora Park: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 38
- Flower Pots: 13.1 mi
- Watering Can: 13.1 mi
- Chodo IX: 13.3 mi
- Staunton: 13.4 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 3.5 mi
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Mirador: 5.5 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 10.3 mi
Museums: 19
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 3.2 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 11.5 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 12.1 mi
- Augusta Military Academy Museum: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 17
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 12.5 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 16.9 mi
- Keunen Garden: 17.9 mi
Springs: 12
- Coiner Spring: 5.4 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 7.6 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 9.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 11.2 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 8
- Apple Cannon: 6.0 mi
- Endless View Farms: 6.0 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 14.0 mi
- Fear Forest: 19.0 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 12.3 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 13.9 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 16.2 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 11.4 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 13.4 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 13.5 mi
- White Rock Falls: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 12.3 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 12.1 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 13.0 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Monocan Beach: 12.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mikes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humpback Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,099 m | 9.9 mi |
| Trayfoot Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,025 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NE 38° | 1,010 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | ENE 75° | 964 m | 5.4 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | SSW 201° | 949 m | 9.1 mi |
| Blackrock | NNE 30° | 944 m | 10.8 mi |
| Crawford Knob | SSW 196° | 918 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dripping Rock | SSW 207° | 913 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586848
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