High Knob
- 5.5 mi
- round trip
- 2,217 ft
- climb
- 4,091 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Sep–Oct
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 5 h ago
Is High Knob open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. It doesn't name High Knob, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Prescribed Fire Operations Mount Rogers National Recreation Area- Porter and Little Mountain
Agency closure covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Bolar Mountain Recreation Area - Twin Ridge Road Closure
Agency closure covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Road Closures James River and Warm Springs Ranger District
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail Closure Update
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area: Forest Service Road 84 Closed Beginning 9/1/25
Agency alert covering George Washington and Jefferson National Forest · USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
High Knob is a 5.50-mile out-and-back trail in West Virginia managed by the State Department of Natural Resources. The trail gains 2,171 feet of elevation over its route.
- Saw MillHiking0.1 mi
- Brandywine CampgroundCamping0.2 mi
- Brandywine LoopHiking0.5 mi
- Shenandoah MountainHiking1.8 mi
- Impact ZoneRock climbing8.3 mi
- Contact ZoneRock climbing8.3 mi
- Parking Area WallRock climbing8.4 mi
Hone Quarry CampgroundCampingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Saw MillHiking · Next door
- Rader Mountain TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Slate SpringsHiking · ~10 min drive
- Road RunHiking · ~4 min drive
- Maple Springs TrailHiking · ~10 min drive
- Bother RidgeHiking · ~10 min drive
- Maple SpringsHiking · ~11 min drive
- Meadow KnobHiking · ~14 min drive
- Pond KnobHiking · ~13 min drive
- Bother RidgeHiking · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit High Knob
Best months: September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
16 wet
Feb
39° / 19°
14 wet
Mar
47° / 26°
15 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
15 wet
May
68° / 45°
16 wet
Jun
74° / 53°
13 wet
Jul
77° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
76° / 55°
13 wet
Sep
71° / 48°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 28°
12 wet
Dec
39° / 22°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bartow 1s, WV, 31.4 mi away at 3,025 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
