Ginseng Mountain
Ginseng Mountain rises to 978 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 9.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49031548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 978 m
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 9.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 17.2 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 20.5 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gulf Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Cove Knob: 2.6 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.1 mi
- High Knob: 3.2 mi
- Seybert Hills: 3.5 mi
- Highland Park: 5.7 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 12.2 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 12.8 mi
- Locust Spring: 9.6 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 11.2 mi
- Hiner Spring: 13.6 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 14.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 18.3 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 13.3 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 13.9 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 14.0 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 14.1 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 3.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 4.8 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 4.9 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 5.5 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 20.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 19.9 mi
- Small waterfall: 20.1 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 23.1 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 23.4 mi
- High Falls: 24.3 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.5 mi
- Locust Springs: 9.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 15.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 5.5 mi
- Highland County Museum: 10.1 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 16.1 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 15.2 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 19.7 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 21.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 14.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 19.6 mi
- Gertrude: 19.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Ginseng Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | WSW 248° | 1,401 m | 11.4 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | WSW 251° | 1,396 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kile Knob | NNE 15° | 1,395 m | 9.7 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNE 17° | 1,371 m | 6.0 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | N 356° | 1,370 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 243° | 1,363 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 255° | 1,362 m | 9.2 mi |
| Barren Rock | SSE 164° | 1,335 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356571864
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