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Duncan Knob

Duncan Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Duncan Knob rises to 833 m in Virginia. Stony Man stands 1,220 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Catback Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Page County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49026196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
833 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70296, -78.54881

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Mountain Lion Reminiscing Park: 1.9 mi
  • Camp Roosevelt Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Carillon Park: 4.6 mi
  • Eugene Park: 5.0 mi
  • Ruffner Plaza: 5.4 mi
Museums: 25
  • Dukes of Hazard Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Car and Carriage Caravan Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Toy Town Junction: 4.4 mi
  • Luray Valley Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Luray Train Station Musuem: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 21
Artworks: 10
  • Love: 4.5 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 6.4 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 6.5 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 14.9 mi
  • Flames: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pavilian: 2.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 12.4 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Duncan Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony ManSE 127°1,220 m12.0 mi
BushytopSE 131°1,142 m11.7 mi
NakedtopSE 143°1,138 m12.6 mi
Little Stony ManSE 126°1,110 m12.0 mi
Pollock KnobSE 133°1,086 m12.1 mi
Millers HeadSE 132°1,062 m11.3 mi
Pass MountainE 96°915 m12.7 mi
Tanbark FlatSE 143°881 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:26
June solstice05:5020:0320:43
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:2916:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571453

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