Ghost Knob

Ghost Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ghost Knob

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ghost Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11555, -81.38423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ghost Knob

• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~8 km · Must-see
• Garden Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jefferson National Forest · sanctuary · Bland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McDowell · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kimberling Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Bland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~36 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bible Way Church · church · Mercer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Survey Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wythe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Dry Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Wythe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~53 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grayson · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ghost Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ghost Knob

• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~66 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~71 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tallery Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~79 km · Must-see

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