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High Knob, Virginia

Prominence: 2043 ft, 623 m

Elevation: 4223 feet, 1287 meters

True Isolation: 40.34 mi, 64.92 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4223 ft / 1287 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36° 53' 34'' N, 82° 37' 46'' W 36.89288, -82.629431 (Dec Deg) 354811 E 4084229 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Wise (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "High Knob": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites High Knob-Stone Mtn at SummitPost High Knob at ListsOfJohn High Knob at Mountain-Forecast.com High Knob at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio) CoHP.org Trip Report for Wise, VA by Michael Schwartz CoHP.org Trip Report for Wise, VA by Fred Lobdell CoHP.org Trip Report for Wise, VA by Patrick Craft Weather and Snow National Weather Service Forecast NOAA Snow Depth Map Lists that contain High Knob: Eastern USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #75) Appalachian Mountain Range4 High Points (Rank #12) USA Lower 48 Range4 High Points (Rank #90) 2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #238) Southeast USA Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #23) 100 Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #55) USA/Canada Range4 High Points (Rank #165) Southeast USA Top 50 by Prominence (Rank #23) USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #494) High Points of Counties in 13 Original States (Rank #43) Southern USA Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #23) Virginia County/Ind. City High Points (Rank #14) Virginia 4000-foot peaks (Rank #43) Virginia Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #7) Southern USA CoHPs (Rank #62)
Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 112 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 103) Selected Trip Reports: 2002-07-11 by Mike Stinson 2010-10-02 by pat stout 2012-08-11 by James Barlow 2014-03-09 by Richard Oestreicher 2014-09-15 by Quincy Koetz 2017-08-09 by Andy Hatzos (GPS Track) 2017-09-27 by Jamie Dahl 2020-05-03 by David Winston (GPS Track) 2020-09-24 by Andy Hatzos (GPS Track) 2020-11-07 by Craig Barlow 2021-03-20 by Justin & Lynsey Bowe 2022-03-26 by Lee Newton (GPS Track) 2022-03-28 by Justin & Lynsey Bowe 2022-04-02 by Michael Mann 2022-10-20 by SteveM StickMan (GPS Track) 2022-11-23 by Justin & Lynsey Bowe 2023-03-07 by Rich P (GPS Track) 2023-03-19 by Ken Russell 2023-05-01 by Veronica Ashcroft 2023-06-08 by Michael Mann
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view from the rebuild High Knob Observation Tower and handicapped accessible ramp to top (2017-06-14). Photo by Tom Owen. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 2043 ft/623 m Optimistic Prominence: 2063 ft/629 m Line Parent: Hutchinson Rock Key Col: 2180 ft/664 m
Isolation	Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 40.34 mi/64.92 km Isolation Limit Point: 36.925798, -81.902119 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Beartown Mountain (E)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Appalachian Mountains Range3: Appalachian Plateaus Range4: Cumberland Mountains (Highest Point) Range5: Cumberland-Stone Mountain (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Clinch Tennessee Ohio Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Topo Map	Norton O36082h6 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map High Knob ( Key Col) Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

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Sunrise from behind the the High Knob Observation Tower. (2022-04-28). Photo by Chris L.
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