Mitchell Knob
Mitchell Knob rises to 980 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Spur, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 980 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 29.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 3 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 9 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 16 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk Spur: 1.6 mi
- Round Knob: 1.8 mi
- Harris Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Bobbitt Knob: 2.2 mi
- Beamer Knob: 3.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 7.2 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 10.3 mi
- Westwood Park: 10.6 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 10.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.3 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 4.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 6.3 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 16.1 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 7.3 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 11.6 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 12.1 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 12.3 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 12.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 11.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 12.8 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 15.5 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 16.1 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 20.0 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 7.2 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Waterfront: 20.5 mi
- Water Front: 23.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Mitchell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 53° | 1,210 m | 14.5 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SW 225° | 1,088 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 230° | 1,075 m | 10.1 mi |
| Horse Knob | SW 227° | 1,047 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beamer Knob | W 277° | 1,032 m | 3.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 54° | 1,027 m | 14.1 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | ENE 68° | 1,015 m | 14.5 mi |
| Turkey Nest Knob | ENE 67° | 986 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356563397
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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