Sams Knob
Sams Knob rises to 911 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,099 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49071026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 911 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 4 mi
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 6 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 6 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Knob: 1.3 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Fisher Peak: 1.9 mi
- Dicks Knob: 2.9 mi
- Felt Knob: 3.3 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 1.9 mi
- Lowgap Park: 5.2 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 7.3 mi
- Felts Park: 8.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Parkway: 8.6 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 18.9 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 18.9 mi
- Incredible Falls: 19.1 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 7.3 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 9.1 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 11.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 11.9 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 12.0 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 2.8 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 7.5 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 12.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 12.9 mi
- US 21 overlook: 17.5 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 8.0 mi
- Devils Garden: 19.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 23.3 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Crooked Creek: 7.1 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 7.5 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 12.5 mi
- Richmond Hill Nature Park: 23.9 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 11.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 7.8 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 7.8 mi
- 100 Strong: 22.9 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial Monument: 23.0 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 16.0 mi
- Transitional Peace: 22.6 mi
- Rebecca Maynard Labyrinth: 23.2 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Barefoot Beach: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Sams Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 263° | 1,099 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fisher Peak | SW 224° | 1,088 m | 1.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | W 262° | 1,075 m | 1.4 mi |
| Horse Knob | SW 235° | 1,047 m | 1.3 mi |
| Beamer Knob | NNE 25° | 1,032 m | 7.3 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SW 232° | 1,004 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | NE 46° | 980 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rich Hill Mountain | SW 230° | 975 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:32 | 17:12 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax WTP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583824
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- Mount Airy · 12 mi
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