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The Breaks

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Elevation, modelled
446 m
Tallest summit within 24.8 miles
Big A Mountain1,126 m · 22.2 mi
Nearest byway
Coal Heritage Trail - VA0.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:54local time
Coordinates
37.2879, -82.3091
The Breaks, seen from above at true elevation

The Breaks is a cliff in Virginia, at a modelled 446 m. Big A Mountain stands 1,126 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Chimney, a peak 0.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.9 miles off.

Height
332 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of The Breaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big A MountainSE 137°1,126 m22.2 mi
Buck KnobSW 229°917 m24.4 mi
Skeet Rock KnobWSW 245°909 m4.5 mi
Fuller MountainSE 126°848 m21.7 mi
Osborne MountainESE 107°840 m23.9 mi
Keen MountainE 100°834 m21.1 mi
Skegg KnobWSW 243°827 m2.4 mi
Horn MountainE 101°811 m23.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0719:41
June solstice06:1020:1520:54
September equinox07:1818:5419:28
December solstice07:4016:3517:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644546269727266554437

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breaks Interstate Park, under a mile away.

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