Round Knob
Round Knob rises to 934 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobbitt Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49069673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 934 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 5 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 18 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bobbitt Knob: 1.6 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 1.8 mi
- Elk Spur: 2.9 mi
- Harris Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Beamer Knob: 4.7 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 7.5 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 10.5 mi
- Westwood Park: 11.6 mi
- Marshall Park: 12.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 12.1 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 6.8 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 12.9 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 13.1 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 13.2 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 13.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 13.1 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 13.7 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 16.5 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 17.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 19.6 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 18.5 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 7.5 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Waterfront: 19.1 mi
- Water Front: 21.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 13.8 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Round Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 54° | 1,210 m | 12.7 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SW 225° | 1,088 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rich Mountain | SW 230° | 1,075 m | 11.9 mi |
| Horse Knob | SW 227° | 1,047 m | 12.0 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NE 41° | 1,037 m | 14.4 mi |
| Beamer Knob | W 259° | 1,032 m | 4.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 55° | 1,027 m | 12.3 mi |
| Turnip Patch Ridge | ENE 71° | 1,015 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583812
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 13 mi
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