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Dickey Knob

Dickey Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dickey Knob rises to 1,099 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Ridge, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.75220, -81.42939

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 21.4 mi
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 20.5 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 23.0 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 24.1 mi
Springs: 5
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • AT2020: 21.1 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 21.1 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Wooly: 20.5 mi
  • Newman Basket Company: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Big Walker Lookout: 23.1 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Dickey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSW 225°1,744 m9.0 mi
Wilburn RidgeSW 215°1,689 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainSW 218°1,684 m8.3 mi
Grave MountainWSW 243°1,540 m8.3 mi
Stone MountainSSW 205°1,503 m6.2 mi
Third PeakSSW 200°1,502 m6.0 mi
Second PeakSSW 196°1,476 m6.2 mi
First PeakS 191°1,405 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:49
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571384

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