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The Knob

The Knob, seen from above at true elevation

The Knob rises to 758 m in Virginia. Knob Mountain stands 873 m to the east, 13 miles off. Skyline Drive passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
758 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.72195, -78.59180

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Mountain Lion Reminiscing Park: 3.2 mi
  • Mayors Park: 3.2 mi
  • Mount Jackson Community Park: 3.5 mi
  • Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Rebel Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 23
Springs: 22
Artworks: 12
  • Statue of Liberty: 4.1 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 4.1 mi
  • Love: 7.2 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 13.5 mi
  • Flames: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pavilian: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 15.0 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Knob MountainE 88°873 m13.1 mi
Big MountainSSW 196°859 m9.4 mi
Short MountainNE 34°856 m4.9 mi
Middle MountainSSE 150°855 m3.1 mi
Waterfall MountainSSE 160°840 m2.9 mi
Duncan KnobESE 119°833 m2.7 mi
Neighbor MountainE 98°832 m12.6 mi
Waonaze PeakNE 40°825 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5120:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583901

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