Elk Knob
Elk Knob is a peak in Wise, Virginia and has an elevation of 3,084 feet. Elk Knob is situated nearby to the locality Oreton, as well as near Cadet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wallens Ridge State Prison and Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park.
Wallens Ridge State Prison
Prison
Wallens Ridge State Prison is a level 5 state men's prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 1,200 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the Red Onion State Prison near Pound.
Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park
Museum
Photo: Blackoffee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park is a Virginia museum, run as a state park, dedicated to preserving the history of the southwestern part of the commonwealth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seminary and Big Stone Gap.
Seminary
Hamlet
Seminary is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The community was previously known as Turkey Cove. During the Civil War, the 64th Virginia Infantry trained on the community's church grounds, partly because its chaplain was Reuben Steele.
Big Stone Gap
Town
Photo: KJPurscell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The town was economically centered around the coal industry for much of its early development. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.
Elk Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,084 feet
- Description: mountain in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.83285° or 36° 49′ 58″ northLongitude
-82.80286° or 82° 48′ 10″ westElevation
3,084 feet (940 metres)Open location code
868VR5MW+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 356581833OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Elk Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elk Knob (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Virginia, Wise County)”
- Cebuano: “Elk Knob”
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Localities in the Area
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