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Gate Mountain

Gate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gate Mountain rises to 748 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the west-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63151, -79.00448

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 15
Springs: 13
  • Sand Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Treasure Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 18.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 19.0 mi
  • Fear Forest: 21.6 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Gate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobWSW 244°1,246 m10.0 mi
Dundore MountainSW 225°1,244 m10.0 mi
Cow KnobNW 312°1,231 m6.2 mi
Feedstone MountainWSW 239°1,174 m5.1 mi
Tomahawk MountainWSW 258°1,137 m4.3 mi
Bald KnobSW 225°1,124 m4.2 mi
Goods MountainSW 219°1,088 m8.0 mi
Second MountainS 190°1,087 m5.2 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 solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571814

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