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Gobblebark Mountain

Gobblebark Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gobblebark Mountain rises to 879 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49031898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
879 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83178, -78.98836

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Bergton Fairgrounds: 4.0 mi
  • Mathias Community Center: 7.2 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 9.6 mi
  • Welton Park: 12.8 mi
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
Springs: 14
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Hall Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 18.3 mi
  • Cootie Bug: 19.1 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Gobblebark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW1,231 m11.1 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW1,040 m11.3 mi
Rader KnobSSW1,019 m9.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobS1,000 m8.5 mi
White Grass KnobS988 m7.6 mi
Carr MountainSSW938 m9.6 mi
Third PointS933 m8.8 mi
Reynolds KnobWSW930 m4.3 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 solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356571897

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