Dicks Knob

Dicks 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 Dicks 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 Dicks Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50122, -82.22764. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dicks Knob

• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~32 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~39 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~55 km · Must-see
• Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wyoming · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~66 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~66 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~69 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cow Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~5 km
• Blue Spring Church · church · Pike · ~10 km
• Blackberry Mountain · viewpoint · Pike · ~11 km
• Matewan Historic District · fort · Mingo · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dicks Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dicks Knob

• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~86 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~88 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~89 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~92 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~93 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~94 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~96 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~96 km · Must-see

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