Pollock Knob
Pollock Knob rises to 1,086 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the south-southwest, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushytop, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,086 m
How to reach it
- On the Skyline Drive, National
- 21.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Timber Hollow Overlook · 1 mi
- Stony Man Lookout · 1 mi
- Crescent Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Thorofare Mtn Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bushytop: 0.6 mi
- Millers Head: 0.9 mi
- Betty's Rock: 1.1 mi
- Stony Man: 1.3 mi
- Crescent Rock: 1.5 mi
- Lake Arrowhead Park: 4.1 mi
- Ralph H. Dean Recreation Park: 6.0 mi
- Ruffner Plaza: 7.0 mi
- Eugene Park: 7.5 mi
- Carillon Park: 7.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 5.2 mi
- Confederate Soldiers Monument: 6.6 mi
- Five Tents: 6.6 mi
- O. Winston Link Photo NW-846 Site: 6.9 mi
- Page County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 6.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Luray Train Station Musuem: 6.9 mi
- Toy Town Junction: 7.8 mi
- Luray Valley Museum: 7.8 mi
- Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 7.8 mi
- Upper Whiteoak Falls: 1.8 mi
- Lower Whiteoak Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cedar Run Falls: 3.0 mi
- Rose River Falls: 3.7 mi
- Dark Hollow Falls: 4.9 mi
- Furnace Spring: 1.1 mi
- Hawksbill Spring: 1.7 mi
- Rock Spring: 2.3 mi
- Davids Spring: 4.4 mi
- Lewis Spring: 5.4 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 6.9 mi
- Darkwood Manor: 7.1 mi
- Luray Caverns: 7.7 mi
- The Garden Maze: 7.8 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 9.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 12.7 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 3.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 4.6 mi
- Pavilian: 12.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 21.4 mi
- Love: 7.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 17.7 mi
- Cootie Bug: 17.7 mi
- Lions Glasses: 22.2 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 22.4 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 14.2 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 21.1 mi
- Potomac Appalachian Trail Club: 21.7 mi
- Eastham Park Trail and Front Royal Boat Landing: 24.8 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Pollock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | SSW 195° | 1,232 m | 1.9 mi |
| Stony Man | NE 36° | 1,220 m | 1.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,172 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hazeltop | SSW 206° | 1,149 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bushytop | N 355° | 1,142 m | 0.6 mi |
| Nakedtop | SW 214° | 1,138 m | 2.1 mi |
| Spitler Hill | S 185° | 1,138 m | 2.9 mi |
| Betty's Rock | S 170° | 1,131 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582029
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 7 mi
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