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Flattop Mountain

Flattop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Flattop Mountain rises to 864 m in West Virginia. Rader Knob stands 1,019 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83956, -78.96753

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.1 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 5.9 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 10.6 mi
  • Welton Park: 12.8 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 13.1 mi
Springs: 15
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Sand Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Hall Spring: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 18.1 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 18.3 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Flattop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rader KnobSSW 209°1,019 m10.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobSSW 196°1,000 m9.3 mi
White Grass KnobSSW 195°988 m8.3 mi
Spring MountainW 262°951 m10.6 mi
Carr MountainSSW 197°938 m10.4 mi
Third PointS 191°933 m9.5 mi
Reynolds KnobWSW 247°930 m5.6 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobS 187°917 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575733

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