Thursday, April 16, 2026

Mountain Basins of the High Knob Massif


09 April 2026
High Knob Massif
Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

This will feature updates on several mountain basins of the High Knob Massif following a recent flight on April 9 and numerous on-the-ground explorations during recent months.

Let's start with a precipitation update.

Precipitation Update

High Knob Massif
(Upper Elevations)

Monthly Total Precipitation
Eagle Knob Peak
(Elevation 4196 feet)

2025

January
9.72"

February
14.90"

Winter 2024-25
(1 Dec-28 Feb)
29.28" (M)

March
7.60"

April
5.64"

May
8.66"

Spring 2025
(1 Mar-31 May)
21.90"

June
4.37"

July
6.55"

August
6.22"

Summer 2025
(1 Jun-31 Aug)
17.14"

September
5.12"

October
7.05"

November
4.86"

Autumn 2025
(1 Sep-31 Oct)
17.03"

December
2.82" (M)

2025 Total: 83.52" (M)
 (January 1 to December 31 Period)
M = Indicates missing moisture in frozen precipitation

2026

January
4.18" (M)

February
4.38" (M)

Winter 2025-26
(1 Dec-28 Feb)
11.38" (M)**

March
4.84"

April 1-16
2.57"

2026 Total: 15.98" (M)
 (January 1 to April 16 Period)

**Lowest winter total on record.

10 November 2025
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

11 December 2025
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

27 January 2025
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

03 February 2026
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

05 February 2026
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

17 March 2026
Eagle Knob of High Knob Massif
Image courtesy of Cody Blankenbecler

Below average snowfall was observed again during Winter 2025-26 across the High Knob highcountry to continue the now decade-plus snow drought (an average of 80.0" of snowfall occurred during this winter and last winter).

NOTE: The following is a beauty & beast update. 

The beauty is in the extraordinary terrain and biological diversity that naturally exists within the High Knob Massif (the wettest area in Virginia).

The beast is within the ulginess and degradation generated by un-natural disturbance that should have never been allowed in this extraordinary mountain setting.

Please reference:
for a deeper dive into this issue.


Big Cherry Lake Basin

09 April 2026
Elevation 4223 feet
High Knob Lookout Tower
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

The basin of Big Cherry Lake stretches from 
the High Knob Lookout to South Fork Gorge.

09 April 2026
Big Stone Gap Water Plant
South Fork of Powell River Gorge
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

Extensive wetlands exist upstream of the lake 
in headwaters of the meandering South Fork of Powell River (well documented on this website across many years).

09 April 2026
Big Cherry Lake Basin
Cold Air Pooling Area of Wetland Valley 
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09 April 2026
Big Cherry Lake Basin
Middle Portion of Wetland Valley
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09 April 2026
Big Cherry Lake Basin
Upper Portion of Wetland Valley
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This is the wettest terrain in Virginia.

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

 Beautiful mixed-mesophytic and northern hardwood forests occur where logging has not created disturbance in recent decades.

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

Woods here are open and very mossy.

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

Thick moss species cover many nice 
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) and 
Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis).

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

Dryopteris intermedia is abundant.

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Sarcoscypha austriaca_
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

08 March 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Umbilicate Lichen species
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Carex plantaginea
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Heracleum maximum
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Developing Lilium species
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Prunus serotina are abundant
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Polypodium appalachianum
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Trillium erectum (red form)
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
(Viburnum cassinoides)
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Northern Hardwoods
Sphagnum Mosss Wetland
Head of Big Cherry Lake Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

09 April 2026
High Knob Massif
Big Cherry Lake Embedded Massif Crest
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

09 April 2026
High Knob Massif
Big Cherry Lake Embedded in Massif Crest
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09 April 2026
Huff Rock Peak
Big Cherry Lake Basin
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09 April 2026
Water Elevation 3120 feet
Big Cherry Lake Dam
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

Big Cherry Dam is the only outlet for the basin.

09 April 2026
Water Elevation 3120 feet
Big Cherry Lake Dam
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

09 April 2026
Upper Gorge of South Fork Powell River
Downstream of Big Cherry Lake Dam
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09 April 2026
Above Big Stone Gap Water Plant
South Fork Gorge of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

Logging has occurred along the rim of the basin, but not yet in the basin head (High Knob Unit 1).

09 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
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09 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
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03 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

03 April 2026
Along Rim of Big Cherry Basin
High Knob Salvage Logging_Unit 2
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


High Knob Lake Basin
Mountain Fork of Big Stony Creek
(Clinch River Headwater Basin)

The peak of High Knob sits on the divide between upper elevation basins holding Big Cherry Lake, High Knob Lake, and the Norton Reservoirs.

09 April 2026
Peak of High Knob on Basin Divides
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

High Knob Lake is the centerpiece of the 
High Knob Lake Basin & Recreation Area.

09 April 2026
High Knob Massif
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
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The lake lies within a high elevation cove forest.

09 April 2026
High Knob Lake
High Elevation Cove Forest
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

27 December 2025
Water Elevation 3504 feet
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
Water Elevation 3504 feet
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
High Knob Lake Dam
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

09 April 2026
High Knob Massif
Looking At Tributary to Mountain Fork
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A bit of the surface of Bark Camp Lake is visible above in the far distance toward the southeastern rim of the High Knob Massif crest.

09 April 2026
Steep Bank Turn Above Mountain Fork
Big Stony Creek Basin of Clinch River
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

27 December 2025
High Knob Massif
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
Majestic Sugar Maple
High Knob Lake Recreation Area
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

USFS logging occurred adjacent 
to the recreation area and designated
special biological area.

09 April 2026
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
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09 April 2026
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
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27 December 2025
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

27 December 2025
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

Many live trees were taken in this salvage only unit.

27 December 2025
High Knob Salvage Unit 3b
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


Benges Basin of Powell River
City of Norton Property

09 April 2026
City of Norton, Virginia
Northern Base of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

09 April 2026
Flag Rock Recreation Area
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

09 April 2026
Pickem Mountain
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
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29 March 2026
Upper Norton Reservoir
City of Norton Property_High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Allium tricoccum 
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Allium tricoccum 
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Claytonia caroliniana
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Yellow Trout Lily
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Isotrema macrophyllum 
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Betula alleghaniensis
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

29 March 2026
Trillium species
Benges Basin of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Labyrinth
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


Lost Creek Basin 
of Clinch River

09 April 2026
Lost Creek of Pickem Mountain
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09 April 2026
Lost Creek of Pickem Mountain
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26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
The Creature Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Creature Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Heart of Creature Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

26 October 2026
Heart of Creature Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Oxydendrum arboreum
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Lower Norton Reservoir
City of Norton_High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Downtown Norton
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

01 November 2025
Oxydendrum arboreum
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


Clear Creek Basin 
of Clinch River

09 April 2026
Eagle Knob Above Clear Creek Basin
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

02 January 2026
The Balance Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
The Balance Rock Formation
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Huge Oak Burl
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Bit of Lingering Snow
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

02 January 2026
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


Cove Creek Basin 
of Clinch River

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Grove of Basswood Trees
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Waterfall on Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

12 April 2026
Middle Cove of Cove Creek
Powell Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph


Powell River Basin

09 April 2026
Above Head of Powell Valley
Looking to High Knob-Eagle Knob Peaks
Wayne Browning Photograph © All Rights Reserved

12 April 2026
High Knob Massif
Lower Slopes South Fork of Powell River Basin
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph

09 April 2026
Powell Valley of High Knob Massif
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