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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
Nature reserves: 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 18.7 miles of Gobbler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainESE1,437 m8.1 mi
Flattop MountainSW1,379 m16.3 mi
Morris KnobSW1,358 m5.1 mi
Hutchinson RockE1,348 m8.6 mi
Redrock MountainSW1,345 m18.7 mi
Chestnut KnobESE1,344 m9.3 mi
East River MountainENE1,331 m8.8 mi
Brushy MountainSW1,323 m16.0 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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