Wiggington Knob
Wiggington Knob rises to 744 m in Virginia. Flat Top Mountain stands 1,215 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Porter Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 744 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 6 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Porter Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Tyler Knob: 1.9 mi
- Foster Knob: 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 3.4 mi
- Lick Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Montvale Park: 1.7 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 2.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 5.7 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 8.3 mi
- Bonsack Park: 8.3 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 7.2 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 10.0 mi
- National D-Day Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Liberty Lake Park: 11.1 mi
- The Rock: 11.6 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 10.4 mi
- Bedford Museum & Genealogical Library: 11.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 11.6 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 12.6 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 12.6 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 10.8 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 12.9 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 12.9 mi
- Roanoke Star: 13.0 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 16.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 9.1 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 13.0 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 13.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 14.1 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 15.3 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Explore Park: 10.0 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 10.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 14.4 mi
- Happy Hollow Gardens Park: 20.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 10.7 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 11.0 mi
- Beale Garden: 11.5 mi
- Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hunting Spring: 20.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 22.1 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 11.9 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lace Falls: 21.9 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 24.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 24.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 9.3 mi
- Howrytown: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Wiggington Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Top Mountain | NE 49° | 1,215 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NE 50° | 1,167 m | 9.0 mi |
| Headforemost Mountain | NE 49° | 1,131 m | 13.5 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 49° | 1,119 m | 11.1 mi |
| Floyd Mountain | NE 43° | 1,088 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NE 51° | 1,074 m | 8.7 mi |
| Harkening Hill | NE 41° | 1,026 m | 9.7 mi |
| Chesnut Mountain | NE 42° | 942 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:25 | 17:05 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buchanan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356567442
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 13 mi
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