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Ghost Knob

Ghost Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ghost Knob rises to 1,250 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutchinson Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1250 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.11555, -81.38423

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Historic sites: 7
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 7.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • This Way: 14.7 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 22.4 mi
  • Stone Arch: 22.4 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Ghost Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainSW 214°1,437 m2.9 mi
Morris KnobWSW 250°1,358 m13.6 mi
Hutchinson RockSW 226°1,348 m1.2 mi
Chestnut KnobSSW 192°1,344 m4.1 mi
East River MountainNNW 333°1,331 m3.9 mi
Chimney RockNNW 344°1,304 m4.0 mi
Greaver BenchmarkE 99°1,270 m6.5 mi
Knob MountainWSW 255°1,270 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0720:1120:50
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3616:3217:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340495765686761504033
Precip in4.03.74.44.04.74.34.64.03.63.23.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burkes Garden, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583594

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