Skip to content

The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

The Knob rises to 431 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Davey Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4768025

Wikidata Q49082597, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
431 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83595, -78.66529

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Mount Jackson Community Park: 6.0 mi
  • Mayors Park: 6.2 mi
  • Wolf Gap Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
  • Shenandoah County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
  • Shenandoah County Fairgrounds: 8.2 mi
Springs: 20
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilian: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 15.7 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Cootie Bug: 8.4 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 8.4 mi
  • Love: 15.5 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainN 10°1,006 m10.0 mi
Devils BenchmarkNNW 331°995 m7.4 mi
Sugar KnobNNE 17°976 m10.1 mi
Long MountainNNW 343°951 m8.4 mi
Little Sluice MountainNNE 21°951 m9.5 mi
Snyder KnobNW 318°936 m8.6 mi
Cove MountainWNW 292°898 m9.3 mi
Tibbet KnobNNW 339°894 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575178

More peaks in Virginia

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to The Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens