Wheeler Knob
Wheeler Knob rises to 620 m in Virginia. Fisher Peak stands 1,088 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 0.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 620 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 3 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 11 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 11 mi
- Stone Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 0.9 mi
- Harris Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Sams Knob: 4.0 mi
- Elk Spur: 4.4 mi
- Beamer Knob: 5.2 mi
- Fishers Peak Historical Site: 5.8 mi
- Westwood Park: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Lowgap Park: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge Youth Foundation: 9.1 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Falls: 22.6 mi
- Bullhead Creek Cascades: 22.8 mi
- Middle Falls: 22.9 mi
- Bullhead Creek Falls: 23.0 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Crooked Creek: 6.7 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 8.5 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 10.8 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 6.9 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 9.5 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 9.7 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 9.8 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 11.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 6.8 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 10.2 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 10.7 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 14.8 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 20.7 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 11.4 mi
- Three Bears: 22.6 mi
- Little Amphitheater: 22.7 mi
- Devils Garden: 23.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 10.1 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Stone Mountain Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Winston-Salem Foundation Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Vaughn-Woltz Order of the Arrow Campfire Arena Time Capsule: 10.9 mi
- Crouse's Chimney: 11.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 24.6 mi
- John Harmon Gallery: 19.8 mi
- Transitional Peace: 24.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 2.6 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Wheeler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Peak | WSW 241° | 1,088 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,075 m | 5.4 mi |
| Horse Knob | WSW 245° | 1,047 m | 5.3 mi |
| Beamer Knob | N 353° | 1,032 m | 5.2 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,004 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mitchell Knob | NNE 29° | 980 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pike Knob | NNW 345° | 963 m | 8.0 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 63° | 962 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:07 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:31 | 17:11 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Airy 2 W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356567358
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 10 mi
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