Ore Knob
Ore Knob rises to 800 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 800 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 18 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 20 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Park: 4.2 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 9.4 mi
- Onion Ring: 9.6 mi
- Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Pulaski Bike Park: 10.5 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.3 mi
- Brannom Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.5 mi
- Dead Pine Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Dry Pond Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Wake Forest Kentland Slave Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 23.0 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 23.0 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 23.0 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 20.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 21.2 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 23.1 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 24.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 18.6 mi
- One Clear View: 21.6 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 23.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 23.6 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 12.6 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 12.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 19.0 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.1 mi
- High Point: 24.1 mi
- Waterfront: 5.4 mi
- Water Front: 9.7 mi
- DAK Lights: 13.7 mi
- Modern Art: 24.9 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.0 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 17.2 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Ore Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,210 m | 14.2 mi |
| Dead Pine Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,048 m | 2.8 mi |
| Indian Ridge | ESE 106° | 1,037 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bear Knob | ENE 59° | 1,032 m | 2.5 mi |
| Beamer Knob | S 189° | 1,032 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bullard Knob | NE 54° | 1,027 m | 3.9 mi |
| Macks Mountain | NE 54° | 1,027 m | 3.9 mi |
| Long Mountain | ESE 120° | 1,027 m | 14.3 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 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pulaski 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583747
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 28 mi
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