The Knob
The Knob rises to 791 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Back Creek Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 7.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082590, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 791 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mills Gap Overlook · 8 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 9 mi
- Headforemost Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Black Rock Hill Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Back Creek Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Purgatory Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.0 mi
- Green Spur: 3.1 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Peaks of Otter Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 12.0 mi
- Knick Field: 12.1 mi
- Fincastle Historic District: 13.5 mi
- Eagle Rock Lime Kilns: 8.2 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 8.7 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 10.3 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 12.6 mi
- Roaring Run Furnace: 14.6 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 13.4 mi
- C&O Railway Heritage Center: 17.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 17.8 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 18.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 12.0 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 18.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 18.3 mi
- George C. Marshall: 18.3 mi
- Rhinoceros: 18.3 mi
- Lace Falls: 6.6 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 9.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 9.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.9 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 22.0 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 6.8 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 6.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 7.9 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 10.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.3 mi
- Hunting Spring: 11.4 mi
- Marble Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 22.9 mi
- Lake Robertson: 14.7 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 16.1 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 15.8 mi
- Victory Garden: 19.7 mi
- Beale Garden: 22.6 mi
- Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 12.0 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Howrytown: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,287 m | 10.1 mi |
| Thunder Hill | ESE 118° | 1,221 m | 10.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | SE 130° | 1,157 m | 10.8 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | SE 141° | 1,131 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 154° | 1,119 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,106 m | 4.5 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | SE 138° | 1,088 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gully Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,064 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356575176
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 27 mi
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