Rocky Knob
Rocky Knob rises to 570 m in Virginia. Arnolds Knob stands 1,186 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Potts Arm, a peak 2.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49069119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 19.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 23 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 23 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 23 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potts Arm: 2.4 mi
- Toms Knob: 2.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Nutters Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Field of Dreams: 4.6 mi
- National Childrens Forest: 6.0 mi
- Lynnside Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 14.0 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 14.3 mi
- Government Floyd Monument: 8.0 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 14.9 mi
- Audie Murphy Memorial Monument: 16.2 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 17.4 mi
- The Rock: 18.3 mi
- Craig County Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 14.1 mi
- Alleghany Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 18.2 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 19.8 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 8.8 mi
- Slaty Mountain Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Carvins Cove: 14.9 mi
- Johnsons Creek State Natural Area Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Tingler's Mill: 8.2 mi
- Eastern Continental Divide: 17.0 mi
- The Bunker: 17.8 mi
- Organ Cave: 20.1 mi
- Keffer Oak: 21.5 mi
- Udderly Chic(k): 8.2 mi
- The Rock: 19.8 mi
- The Solar Wind: 19.9 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 23.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 4.9 mi
- Piney Point: 7.4 mi
- High Point: 8.2 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 15.6 mi
- Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 7.5 mi
- Old Sweet Springs: 7.8 mi
- Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Spring: 9.3 mi
- Big Spring: 12.3 mi
- Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Beale Garden: 18.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 22.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 24.5 mi
- Beaverdam Falls: 8.8 mi
- The Cascades: 8.9 mi
- Middle Cascades: 9.2 mi
- Falling Spring Falls: 21.8 mi
- Howrytown: 15.8 mi
- Whitcomb: 22.0 mi
- Brink: 22.3 mi
- Alum Springs: 24.1 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 18.1 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Dunlap Beach: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Rocky Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnolds Knob | WSW 244° | 1,186 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rich Patch Mountains | NE 49° | 1,120 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sinking Creek Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,117 m | 11.1 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SSW 209° | 1,108 m | 11.7 mi |
| Hanging Rock | WSW 256° | 1,102 m | 4.9 mi |
| Earn Knob | SSW 202° | 1,097 m | 10.3 mi |
| Nicholls Knob | NE 40° | 1,084 m | 7.5 mi |
| Montgomery Knob | NE 48° | 1,081 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:25 | 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 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574392
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 23 mi
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