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Big Flat Top

Big Flat Top, seen from above at true elevation

Big Flat Top rises to 897 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
897 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.85593, -82.57738

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
  • Legion Park: 5.6 mi
  • Clear Creek Park: 5.7 mi
  • Locust Avenue Park: 5.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.1 mi
  • Norton City Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 10
  • June Tolliver House: 10.8 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Fannon Train Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Devil's Bathtub: 5.0 mi
  • Spearhead Trails: 7.5 mi
  • Portal 30: 20.2 mi
  • Train: 20.2 mi
  • Train: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 8.0 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Abrams Falls: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Big Flat Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNW 311°1,288 m3.8 mi
Black MountainWNW 283°1,259 m17.9 mi
The DoublesWNW 282°1,247 m17.0 mi
Eagle KnobNNW 327°1,196 m3.0 mi
Camp RockNW 310°1,188 m2.7 mi
Little MountainWNW 299°1,130 m3.5 mi
Potato HillW 277°1,123 m17.3 mi
Bowling KnobWSW 245°1,075 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1220:1520:54
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:4016:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546168717065554537
Precip in4.34.44.74.84.64.95.84.13.62.93.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise 1SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1494839 — Big Flat Top, Wise County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583289

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