Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob is a peak in Highland, Virginia and has an elevation of 2,487 feet. Cedar Knob is situated nearby to the hamlet McDowell, as well as near Liberty.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mansion House.

Mansion House

Museum

Photo: Eschena, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mansion House is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia, built in 1851. The house served as an American Civil War hospital around the time of the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McDowell and Liberty.

McDowell

Hamlet

Photo: USGS, Public domain.

McDowell is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, McDowell had a population of 94. McDowell is 7.2 miles southeast of Monterey, on U.S. Route 250.

Liberty

Hamlet

Liberty is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Liberty is located 10.7 miles southeast of Monterey. The community is located in the Cowpasture River valley at the confluence of the Cowpasture River and Shaws Fork.

Head Waters

Hamlet

Photo: Sabonarola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Head Waters is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Head Waters is located approximately 4.25 miles east of McDowell on US 250.

Cedar Knob

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,487 feet
Description: mountain in Highland County, Virginia, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Highland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.33326° or 38° 19′ 60″ north

Longitude

-79.48485° or 79° 29′ 6″ west

Elevation

2,487 feet (758 metres)

Open location code

87C28GM8+83

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356583518

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4751583

Wikidata ID

Q49018969

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Cedar Knob” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cedar Knob (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Virginia, Highland County)”
Cebuano: “Cedar Knob”

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Highlights include McDowell Church Cemetery and McDowell United Methodist Church.

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