High Knob

High Knob: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 High Knob

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach High Knob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.45406, -82.11120. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Knob

• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~34 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~40 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~42 km · Must-see
• Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wyoming · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~73 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~73 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dicks Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~14 km
• Blue Spring Church · church · Pike · ~18 km
• Cow Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of High Knob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Knob

• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~77 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~78 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~81 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~96 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~97 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~97 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~97 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~97 km · Must-see

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