Sells Knob
Sells Knob rises to 1,099 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Sharp Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49072214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1099 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 22 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 24 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Sharp Knob: 0.6 mi
- Razor Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Ross Knob: 1.9 mi
- Jones Knob: 2.1 mi
- Straight Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.6 mi
- Ashe County Park: 19.0 mi
- Family Central: 19.1 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 19.6 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 18.7 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 19.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 20.6 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 8.5 mi
- Listening Rock: 8.9 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 22.5 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 22.6 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 22.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 20.2 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.3 mi
- Alligator Back: 22.6 mi
- Devils Garden: 24.8 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 20.0 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.2 mi
- Big Spring: 16.6 mi
- Brig Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.3 mi
- Boiling Spring: 20.7 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.7 mi
- AT2020: 22.2 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 22.2 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 22.9 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 23.6 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 22.8 mi
- Wooly: 24.2 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.4 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sells Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rogers | WSW 251° | 1,744 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wilburn Ridge | WSW 244° | 1,689 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,684 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | SW 231° | 1,551 m | 8.4 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | SW 233° | 1,526 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,503 m | 5.4 mi |
| Third Peak | WSW 243° | 1,502 m | 4.9 mi |
| Second Peak | WSW 237° | 1,476 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500051 — Sells Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356586975
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