Peak · Virginia
Piny Knob
Piny Knob rises to 724 m in Virginia. Big House Mountain stands 1,111 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 724 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.72263, -79.65893
- 6.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Arnold Valley Overlook · 16 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
- Apple Orchard Mountain Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brushy Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Middle Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.3 mi
- Reidland: 1.4 mi
- Sanford Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks: 42
- Longdale Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Booker T Washington Park: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
- Masonic Amphitheatre: 11.1 mi
- Clifton Forge School of the Arts Park: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 9.7 mi
- Callie Furnace: 9.7 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 12.1 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 12.4 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 12.7 mi
Museums: 8
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 11.0 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 12.6 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.8 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 13.0 mi
Springs: 8
- Bubbling Springs: 14.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 14.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 15.5 mi
- Sand Springs: 16.0 mi
- Marble Spring: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Lace Falls: 8.3 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 14.7 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 15.4 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 15.8 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 7
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.9 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 13.0 mi
- The Cannonball: 13.0 mi
- George C. Marshall: 13.0 mi
- George Washington: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Lake Robertson: 6.4 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 8.8 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 8.8 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 9.0 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 19.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.0 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Lovers Leap: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Howrytown: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Piny Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big House Mountain | NE 35° | 1,111 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,106 m | 4.9 mi |
| Gully Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,064 m | 5.3 mi |
| North Mountain | NNW 326° | 1,059 m | 1.9 mi |
| Ad Cox Knob | NW 313° | 1,055 m | 1.8 mi |
| Orebank Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,051 m | 5.4 mi |
| Little House Mountain | NE 40° | 1,032 m | 9.4 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,019 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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