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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
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 9
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 9.0 miles of Gobble Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSW1,231 m3.6 mi
Tomahawk MountainS1,137 m8.2 mi
Brushy MountainS1,070 m8.8 mi
Rader MountainSSW1,067 m7.4 mi
Fulk MountainS1,056 m4.8 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m3.8 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m2.0 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE1,000 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 50–80 °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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