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Russell Knob

Russell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Russell Knob rises to 1,096 m in Virginia. Stone Mountain stands 1,503 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1096 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66262, -81.30482

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 14.3 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 14.6 mi
  • Crouse Park: 14.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Incredible Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Nana Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Bullhead Creek Cascades: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 19.0 mi
  • Jeff Matthews Museum: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Brig Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Cave Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
  • John Harmon Gallery: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Russell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainW 274°1,503 m9.5 mi
Third PeakW 274°1,502 m8.9 mi
Second PeakW 271°1,476 m8.6 mi
High RockE 89°1,418 m3.0 mi
Buck MountainE 89°1,417 m3.0 mi
First PeakW 267°1,405 m8.2 mi
The PinnacleE 87°1,380 m7.6 mi
Point Lookout MountainE 87°1,380 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:37
June solstice06:0820:0920:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1486828 — Russell Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356574469

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