Shortts Knob
Shortts Knob rises to 886 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Turners Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.
The story
Mountain in Floyd County, Virginia, USA.
Wikidata Q49073511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 886 m
How to reach it
- On the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smart View Overlook · 3 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 8 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 9 mi
- Pine Spur Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turners Knob: 2.0 mi
- Chimney Rock: 2.5 mi
- The Haycocks: 2.6 mi
- Pocket Ridge: 3.0 mi
- Rakes Knob: 3.6 mi
- Warren G. Lineberry Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Floyd Rec Park: 5.3 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 6.2 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Ryans Branch Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 4.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 11.7 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Christiansburg Institute Museum: 17.8 mi
- Montgomery Museum of Art and History: 18.1 mi
- Montgomery County War Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Montgomery County Public Safety Monument: 18.1 mi
- Montgomery County Bicentennial: 18.1 mi
- Montgomery County Confederate Monument: 18.1 mi
- African American Memory & Storyboard: 18.1 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 11.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 16.6 mi
- Sweet Springs State Natural Area Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Preserve: 20.3 mi
- One Clear View: 4.4 mi
- Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 18.1 mi
- Dixie Caverns: 24.1 mi
- White Falls: 6.8 mi
- Camp Creek: 14.7 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 14.8 mi
- Piedmont Vegetable Garden: 22.7 mi
- Radford Alumni Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
- Hahn Horticultural Garden: 24.0 mi
- Ode to Jeff Gordon: 22.8 mi
- Frank Beamer Statue: 23.8 mi
- Perspective Gallery: 24.4 mi
- Cracker Point: 2.1 mi
- Calico Rock: 7.8 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Haven Heights Picnic Site: 23.0 mi
- Water Front: 19.9 mi
- Waterfront: 24.0 mi
- Radford Safety Rest Area North: 20.7 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 8.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Shortts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,210 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hog Mountain | SW 229° | 1,087 m | 12.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | SW 230° | 1,081 m | 11.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 224° | 1,080 m | 8.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | SW 228° | 1,059 m | 13.4 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | SW 224° | 1,049 m | 10.1 mi |
| Indian Ridge | WSW 253° | 1,037 m | 14.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 239° | 1,027 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floyd 2 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494271 — Shortts Knob, Floyd County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582607
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 30 mi
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