Three Sisters Knobs
Three Sisters Knobs rises to 669 m in Virginia. Apple Orchard Mountain stands 1,287 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Entoto Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 669 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- House Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Terrapin Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
- Buena Vista Overlook · 9 mi
- Thunder Ridge Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Entoto Knob: 1.1 mi
- Big Rocky Row: 1.2 mi
- Little Rocky Row: 1.5 mi
- Brady Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Indian and Settler Conflict: 2.0 mi
- Otto Cline Powell monument: 3.4 mi
- Old Mine Entrance: 4.7 mi
- Glenwood Furnace: 6.4 mi
- Washington And Lee University: 9.9 mi
- Knick Field: 2.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.5 mi
- Jellystone Park Natural Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Otter Creek Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Glen Maury Park: 6.4 mi
- Rockbridge Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Stonewall Jackson House: 9.7 mi
- Virginia Military Institute Museum: 10.0 mi
- George C Marshall Research Foundation Library: 10.1 mi
- Monacan Ancestral Museum: 16.1 mi
- Padgett Obelisk: 2.5 mi
- Knight Statue: 7.2 mi
- Peristyle: 7.2 mi
- George Washington: 10.1 mi
- The Cannonball: 10.1 mi
- HumanKind and Hill City Master Gardener Davis Instructional Garden: 18.0 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 19.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 19.3 mi
- Randolph College Organic Garden: 19.3 mi
- Daniel's Hill Garden: 20.7 mi
- Devils Marbleyard: 5.8 mi
- Dinosaur Kingdom II: 6.9 mi
- Caverns at Natural Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Natural Bridge of Virginia: 7.7 mi
- Monacan Indian Living History Exhibit: 7.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 5.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.9 mi
- Hunting Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 12.7 mi
- Wiggins Spring: 13.6 mi
- Brushy Hills Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Mt. Pleasant Roadless Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Robertson: 15.6 mi
- Carry Nature Sanctuary: 19.2 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 19.5 mi
- Panther Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lace Falls: 8.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 11.3 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 15.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.5 mi
- Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Three Sisters Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Orchard Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,287 m | 10.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | SSW 213° | 1,221 m | 9.7 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,062 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,015 m | 3.4 mi |
| Highcock Knob | SSW 198° | 931 m | 6.0 mi |
| Big Rocky Row | SE 134° | 910 m | 1.2 mi |
| Silas Knob | E 86° | 904 m | 2.5 mi |
| Whites Peak | NNE 34° | 881 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:04 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:22 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487902 — Three Sisters Knobs, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575243
Day trips start here
- Lynchburg · 22 mi
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