Russell Knob
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
- 8.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 18 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 18 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 19 mi
- Mahogany Rock Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Fries Knob: 1.9 mi
- High Rock: 3.0 mi
- Buck Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Kindrick Mountain: 3.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- Big Pinnacle: 11.6 mi
- Listening Rock: 11.7 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 17.9 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 19.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 19.6 mi
- 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
- Wildcat Rock: 17.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Alligator Back: 18.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 19.8 mi
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
- Brig Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 23.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 24.1 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Elk Shoals: 21.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | W 274° | 1,503 m | 9.5 mi |
| Third Peak | W 274° | 1,502 m | 8.9 mi |
| Second Peak | W 271° | 1,476 m | 8.6 mi |
| High Rock | E 89° | 1,418 m | 3.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 89° | 1,417 m | 3.0 mi |
| First Peak | W 267° | 1,405 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | E 87° | 1,380 m | 7.6 mi |
| Point Lookout Mountain | E 87° | 1,380 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
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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