Panther Knob
Panther Knob rises to 1,031 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvel Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,031 m
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Big Walker Lookout · 19 mi
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Harvel Knob: 0.3 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 0.6 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 0.7 mi
- Little Huckleberry Knob: 1.0 mi
- Comers Rock: 1.7 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 8.7 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Dark Hollow Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Raven Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 24.1 mi
- Alligator Back: 24.7 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 17.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 17.1 mi
- Listening Rock: 17.4 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 24.3 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 15.0 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 19.8 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Sharon Springs: 19.3 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 19.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Panther Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | S 177° | 1,418 m | 7.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 145° | 1,380 m | 8.7 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SE 145° | 1,380 m | 8.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,359 m | 4.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SSE 165° | 1,356 m | 7.8 mi |
| Canadays Ridge | WSW 253° | 1,320 m | 4.6 mi |
| High Knob | SW 214° | 1,266 m | 3.1 mi |
| Big Ridge | S 174° | 1,259 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493391 — Panther Knob, Wythe County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582006
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