Beaver Knob

Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Beaver Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.34622, -82.28486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beaver Knob

• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~14 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~51 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~60 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~62 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beaver Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Beaver Knob

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~73 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~74 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~74 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~75 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~79 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~80 km · Must-see

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