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Gobbler Knob

Gobbler Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gobbler Knob rises to 767 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the east-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Crab Orchard Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49031916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
767 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10567, -81.55650

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
Historic sites: 6
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
  • Bartley Mine Disaster: 19.2 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 20.4 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 22.2 mi
Museums: 3
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 19.3 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 18.7 mi
  • Wooly: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Gobbler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainESE 102°1,437 m8.1 mi
Flattop MountainSW 225°1,379 m16.3 mi
Morris KnobSW 221°1,358 m5.1 mi
Hutchinson RockE 91°1,348 m8.6 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 111°1,344 m9.3 mi
East River MountainENE 61°1,331 m8.8 mi
Brushy MountainSW 231°1,323 m16.0 mi
Chimney RockENE 62°1,304 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0720:1120:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3716:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303340495765686761504033
Precip in4.03.74.44.04.74.34.64.03.63.23.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burkes Garden, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499481 — Gobbler Knob, Tazewell County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586724

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