Perkins Knob
Perkins Knob rises to 1,171 m in Virginia. High Rock stands 1,418 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,171 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 24.7 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 19 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 20 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Knob: 0.9 mi
- Horse Heaven: 1.8 mi
- Brierpatch Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Porter Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Horse Heaven: 2.8 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Dannelly Park: 12.8 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 12.8 mi
- Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park: 13.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 23.1 mi
- Alligator Back: 23.7 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 10.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 20.3 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 22.7 mi
- Listening Rock: 22.9 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 23.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Incredible Falls: 23.2 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Upper Widows Creek Falls: 24.7 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 13.2 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 21.9 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 22.0 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 19.7 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 20.4 mi
- Crooked Creek: 19.3 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 21.7 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 24.6 mi
- Sharon Springs: 21.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.3 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Perkins Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | SW 224° | 1,418 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SW 224° | 1,417 m | 9.3 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,380 m | 6.6 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSW 196° | 1,380 m | 6.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | W 266° | 1,359 m | 10.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain East Peak | SW 216° | 1,356 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Ridge | SW 231° | 1,259 m | 8.1 mi |
| Comers Rock | W 274° | 1,237 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:32 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356573984
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