The Knob
The Knob rises to 681 m in Virginia. Northeast Peak stands 1,160 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bratton Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 681 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Irish Creek Valley Overlook · 17 mi
- Boston Knob Overlook · 18 mi
- White's Gap Overlook · 18 mi
- Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bratton Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Round Knob: 2.6 mi
- Little Piney Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Forge Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Viewing Rock: 3.2 mi
- Maury Monument: 3.2 mi
- Rockbridge Alum Springs Historic District: 8.2 mi
- Brownsburg Historic District: 9.5 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 9.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 1.8 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Hall Ruins: 12.5 mi
- George Catlett Marshall: 12.7 mi
- Korean War Roll of Honor: 12.7 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 8.2 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cockran Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rocky Spring: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.1 mi
- George C. Marshall: 12.7 mi
- Francis Henney Smith: 12.8 mi
- The Cannonball: 12.8 mi
- George Washington: 12.8 mi
- Peristyle: 17.5 mi
- Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson: 13.3 mi
- Yankee Horse Ridge: 20.0 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 22.7 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 23.6 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Lake Robertson: 13.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 20.5 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 12.7 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 12.8 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 13.1 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 13.1 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Blue Suck Falls: 18.9 mi
- Stony Run Falls: 19.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 20.8 mi
- Panther Falls: 21.2 mi
- Lace Falls: 23.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.6 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 23.7 mi
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 24.1 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 1.8 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 9.0 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of The Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Peak | N 351° | 1,160 m | 13.4 mi |
| Wallace Peak | NNW 348° | 1,151 m | 12.8 mi |
| Big House Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,111 m | 10.6 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SW 231° | 1,088 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Butt | S 177° | 1,053 m | 4.9 mi |
| Archer Knob | NNE 29° | 1,039 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little House Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,032 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | SW 215° | 1,003 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583428
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