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Gobble Mountain

Gobble Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gobble Mountain rises to 807 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaver Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031897, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73473, -79.05247

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 8
  • Sand Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Hall Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Gobble Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSW 215°1,231 m3.6 mi
Tomahawk MountainS 191°1,137 m8.2 mi
Brushy MountainS 189°1,070 m8.8 mi
Rader MountainSSW 200°1,067 m7.4 mi
Fulk MountainS 189°1,056 m4.8 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 199°1,040 m3.8 mi
Rader KnobSSW 196°1,019 m2.0 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE 129°1,000 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581867

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