Upper Sharp Knob
Upper Sharp Knob rises to 1,161 m in Virginia. Wilburn Ridge stands 1,689 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Razor Ridge, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,161 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.1 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 22 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 24 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Razor Ridge: 0.6 mi
- Sells Knob: 0.6 mi
- Ross Knob: 1.9 mi
- Jones Knob: 2.2 mi
- Straight Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.4 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 19.3 mi
- Ashe County Park: 19.3 mi
- Family Central: 19.4 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 19.3 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 19.7 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 21.3 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 9.1 mi
- Listening Rock: 9.5 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 22.4 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 23.2 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 23.2 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 19.3 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 20.4 mi
- Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.6 mi
- Big Spring: 16.6 mi
- Brig Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.9 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.4 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 22.1 mi
- Alligator Back: 22.5 mi
- Devils Garden: 24.6 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 24.0 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 24.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 22.9 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 23.6 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 23.4 mi
- Wooly: 24.6 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Upper Sharp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburn Ridge | WSW 245° | 1,689 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 247° | 1,684 m | 8.8 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | SW 233° | 1,551 m | 9.0 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | SW 235° | 1,526 m | 9.1 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 246° | 1,503 m | 6.0 mi |
| Third Peak | WSW 244° | 1,502 m | 5.6 mi |
| Second Peak | WSW 239° | 1,476 m | 5.4 mi |
| High Rock | ESE 113° | 1,418 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1501266 — Upper Sharp Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356588288
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