Poplar Knob
Poplar Knob rises to 934 m in Virginia. Jones Knob stands 1,163 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pope Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 934 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the New River Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 7 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 9 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- Bullhead Mountain Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pope Knob: 1.0 mi
- Walker Knob: 1.5 mi
- Hanks Knob: 1.7 mi
- Enoch Knob: 1.8 mi
- Chisel Knob: 1.9 mi
- Felts Park: 3.6 mi
- Dannelly Park: 3.8 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 3.9 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 6.8 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 7.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 20.8 mi
- Incredible Falls: 20.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- Widows Falls: 21.9 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 4.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 9.6 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 14.0 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 17.7 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 17.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 6.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 6.6 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 13.0 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 18.4 mi
- US 21 overlook: 21.4 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 12.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Devils Garden: 21.5 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 24.0 mi
- Crooked Creek: 3.5 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 12.8 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 14.2 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 6.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 19.3 mi
- Waterfront: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Poplar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Knob | WNW 300° | 1,163 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SSE 165° | 1,088 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SSE 164° | 1,075 m | 6.4 mi |
| Horse Knob | SSE 163° | 1,047 m | 7.1 mi |
| Beamer Knob | E 84° | 1,032 m | 6.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NW 318° | 1,026 m | 13.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,004 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | E 89° | 980 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356586912
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 18 mi
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