Red Oak Knob
Red Oak Knob rises to 1,283 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearcamp Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49067837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,283 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 2.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 11.0 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 15.0 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bearcamp Knob: 1.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Watering Pond Knob: 3.2 mi
- Grassy Knob: 3.5 mi
- Middle Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Highland Park: 5.9 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 7.6 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Widney Park: 9.7 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.8 mi
- Powerhouse: 14.2 mi
- Boiler House: 14.2 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Cass: 14.6 mi
- Locust Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.5 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 16.7 mi
- Bolar Spring: 17.3 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 17.5 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 3.6 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 4.3 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 5.8 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.4 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 15.9 mi
- High Falls: 22.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 22.4 mi
- Small waterfall: 22.7 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 5.7 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 8.8 mi
- Highland County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Locust Springs: 8.3 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 12.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 19.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 14.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.1 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 20.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 19.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 21.6 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Red Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | SW 226° | 1,401 m | 4.6 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | SW 226° | 1,396 m | 3.2 mi |
| Kile Knob | NE 43° | 1,395 m | 14.2 mi |
| Panther Knob | NE 53° | 1,371 m | 11.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NE 49° | 1,370 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 214° | 1,363 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 230° | 1,362 m | 2.1 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | NW 316° | 1,351 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574264
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