Smith Knob
Smith Knob rises to 925 m in Virginia. Beartown Mountain stands 1,429 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is River Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074781, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 925 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 15.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 28 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Towers Overlook · 29 mi
- Towers Tunnel Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Mountain: 0.6 mi
- The Doubles: 1.2 mi
- Little Rock: 1.5 mi
- Webb Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Copper Ridge: 4.3 mi
- J.S. Easterly Park: 5.4 mi
- Old Mill Park: 6.6 mi
- Lebanon Town Park: 7.0 mi
- Glade Hollow Ball Park: 7.2 mi
- William P. Harris Recreational Park: 10.0 mi
- Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve: 4.1 mi
- The Channels Natural Area Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area: 8.7 mi
- Clinch Mountain WMA: 10.0 mi
- Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Dedicated To All The Veterans of Russell County: 6.2 mi
- In Remembrance to the Veterans of Russel County S. Hughes Melton Medical Doctor: 6.3 mi
- Veteran's of all Service Branches: 17.2 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 24.5 mi
- Pinnacle: 4.0 mi
- Morrison Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 16.4 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 6.7 mi
- Wooly: 12.9 mi
- Heartwood: 17.8 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 24.4 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 12.9 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 16.9 mi
- William King Museum: 16.9 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 16.9 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 24.3 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 24.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 9.9 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 12.3 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 17.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Smith Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beartown Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,429 m | 4.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | E 95° | 1,379 m | 11.8 mi |
| Morris Knob | ENE 71° | 1,358 m | 21.0 mi |
| Redrock Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,345 m | 9.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 88° | 1,323 m | 10.9 mi |
| Peak 4300 | E 95° | 1,311 m | 6.3 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,287 m | 8.8 mi |
| Middle Knob | S 180° | 1,264 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:35 | 17:15 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494273 — Smith Knob, Russell County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356582614
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- Bristol · 27 mi
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