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Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Knob rises to 758 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,363 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland County Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Highland County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
758 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33326, -79.48485

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
  • Highland Park: 7.4 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 10.5 mi
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
  • Craigsville Community Park: 18.1 mi
  • Old House Run Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
Springs: 15
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 4
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 9.9 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 10.3 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.8 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWNW 293°1,363 m13.4 mi
Bear MountainNW 305°1,362 m13.7 mi
Barren RockN 350°1,335 m5.9 mi
Sounding KnobW 279°1,334 m5.8 mi
Freezland FlatE 81°1,325 m8.3 mi
Little Bald KnobENE 71°1,320 m13.0 mi
Hardscrabble KnobENE 75°1,305 m9.2 mi
Tearjacket KnobENE 72°1,289 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583518

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