Wildcat Knob
Wildcat Knob rises to 750 m in Virginia. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacles of Dan, a peak 1.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 750 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 11.0 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 7 mi
- Rock Castle Gorge · 10 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 11 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacles of Dan: 1.4 mi
- Point Lookout: 1.7 mi
- Joes Knob: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 2.2 mi
- The Knob: 2.8 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 4.7 mi
- Mabry Mill: 5.5 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 5.5 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 5.9 mi
- Laurel Hill Farm: 10.8 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 10.5 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Dan River Bends Preserve: 18.2 mi
- White Falls: 18.7 mi
- Rider Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Cascades: 19.4 mi
- Torys Falls: 19.6 mi
- Window Falls: 20.5 mi
- Gertrude Smith House: 15.7 mi
- William Alfred Moore House: 15.8 mi
- Mount Airy Museum of Regional History: 15.9 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 17.5 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 19.1 mi
- Colonel Jack Martin Rock House: 18.6 mi
- RM Collins Memorial: 18.6 mi
- CCC Ruins: 20.9 mi
- CCC Lodge Ruins: 20.9 mi
- CCC Ruins: 21.0 mi
- Cracker Point: 20.0 mi
- Moores Wall: 20.2 mi
- Indian Face: 20.3 mi
- Cooks Wall: 21.4 mi
- Calico Rock: 21.6 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 10.3 mi
- Wally's Service Station: 16.0 mi
- Carolina Ziplines Canopy Tour: 17.7 mi
- One Clear View: 17.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 20.2 mi
- Water Front: 24.0 mi
- Waterfront: 24.6 mi
- Bob White Covered Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Magnolia Springs: 21.1 mi
- Daylily Meadows: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Wildcat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,210 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hog Mountain | N 3° | 1,087 m | 8.1 mi |
| Jones Mountain | N 8° | 1,081 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NNE 21° | 1,080 m | 11.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | N 360° | 1,059 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | NNE 18° | 1,049 m | 9.5 mi |
| Indian Ridge | NNW 341° | 1,037 m | 12.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,027 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:06 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:30 | 17:10 |
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 | 38 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadows OF DAN 5 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496418 — Wildcat Knob, Patrick County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583951
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 16 mi
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