28 October 2026
High Knob Massif
High Knob Massif
Flag Rock Recreation Area
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
A mid-late October peak brought gorgeous
color to the High Knob Massif area in 2026.
28 October 2026
Benges Branch Gorge
Pickem Mountain of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
Cold air pouring into the mountains on NW-N flow will come just in time for the 4th Annual Snowflake Market Craft Show at UVA-Wise.
Come support our local artisans.
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
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-30 Nov)
17.03"
December
2.82" (M)
2025 Total: 83.52" (M)
(January 1 to December 31 Period)
M = Indicates missing moisture in frozen precipitation
[67.36" at the City of Norton Water Plant in 2025]
2026
January
4.18" (M)
February
4.38" (M)
Winter 2025-26
(1 Dec-28 Feb)
11.38" (M)**
March
4.84"
April
4.98"
May
5.24"
Spring 2026
(1 Mar-31 May)
15.06" (M)
June (#)
7.40"
July
6.04"
(1 Jan-31 July: 37.07")
August
10.52"
Summer 2026
(1 June-31 August)
23.96" (M)
September
6.64"
October
4.69"
November 1-2
0.30"
2026 Total: 59.22" (M)
(January 1 to November 2 Period)
**Lowest winter total on record.
#Includes Doppler adjustment.
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Flag Rock Recreation Area
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Northern Slopes of High Knob Massif
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
Flag Rock Recreation Area
Wayne Browning iPhone Photograph © All Rights Reserved
28 October 2026
Majesty of Autumn Color
South Fork of Pound Watershed
Wayne Browning & Jessica Bier iPhone Photograph
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