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Double Ridge Knob

Double Ridge Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Double Ridge Knob rises to 940 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruisers Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
940 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.32026, -80.31049

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 16
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Keffer Oak: 4.0 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 4.5 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 8.7 mi
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 14.3 mi
  • Tingler's Mill: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 14.9 mi
  • Camp Creek: 15.8 mi
  • Bent Mountain Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 24.1 mi
  • The Cascades: 24.2 mi
Springs: 6
  • Old Sweet Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Double Ridge Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobW 279°1,327 m12.6 mi
Wind RockWNW 300°1,246 m13.2 mi
Lone Pine PeakWNW 301°1,232 m11.8 mi
Salt Pond MountainWNW 301°1,231 m11.8 mi
Doe MountainW 280°1,211 m14.4 mi
Minie Ball HillWNW 298°1,197 m12.8 mi
Fork MountainNW 315°1,192 m14.1 mi
Fork MountainNW 315°1,190 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0220:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3216:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516068727064534335
Precip in3.22.83.83.84.54.34.23.63.42.92.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blacksburg Nwso, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583550

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