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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: 30
  • 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: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 5
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 11.3 miles of Gobblebark Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobSSW 210°1,231 m11.1 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 205°1,040 m11.3 mi
Rader KnobSSW 205°1,019 m9.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobS 189°1,000 m8.5 mi
White Grass KnobS 188°988 m7.6 mi
Spring MountainW 265°951 m9.4 mi
Carr MountainSSW 192°938 m9.6 mi
Third PointS 184°933 m8.8 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 5080 °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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