Preston Knob
Preston Knob rises to 397 m in Virginia. Cahas Mountain stands 1,083 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacks Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Roanoke Mountain Loop Lookout · 17 mi
- Roanoke River Overlook · 18 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 19 mi
- Devil's Backbone Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scruggs Boat Launch: 6.4 mi
- Franklin County Recreation Park: 6.9 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park\: 6.9 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Park -: 6.9 mi
- Veterans Park: 7.0 mi
- Jacks Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Flint Hill: 5.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.3 mi
- Chesnut Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Grassy Hill: 7.8 mi
- JB Fishburn Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Roanoke City Market: 20.9 mi
- Hunter Viaduct: 20.9 mi
- Rorer Hall: 21.0 mi
- Caboose: 12.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 15.4 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 20.3 mi
- Roanoke Pinball Museum: 20.9 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 20.9 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 19.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Saponi Garden: 21.7 mi
- Brush: 23.6 mi
- Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 13.4 mi
- Explore Park: 16.8 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 22.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 9.3 mi
- Roanoke Star: 19.4 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 21.1 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 21.1 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 20.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 21.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 21.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 21.3 mi
- White Falls: 24.1 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 24.3 mi
- Camp Creek: 24.3 mi
- Calico Rock: 21.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 24.9 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Preston Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahas Mountain | WNW 299° | 1,083 m | 15.9 mi |
| Masons Knob | NW 309° | 961 m | 18.9 mi |
| Murray Knob | NW 312° | 695 m | 14.0 mi |
| Roanoke Mountain | NNW 326° | 662 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cooks Knob | WSW 252° | 653 m | 13.2 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNW 339° | 621 m | 13.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 317° | 598 m | 17.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSW 202° | 593 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
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 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rocky MT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494800 — Preston Knob, Franklin County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583267
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 21 mi
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