Gwin Mountain
Gwin Mountain rises to 1,149 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Ridge, a peak 0.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 20 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,149 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 21.1 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 26.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Brushy Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Tims Knob: 1.4 mi
- Signal Corps Knob: 3.1 mi
- The Bump: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Knob: 4.6 mi
- Deerfield Park: 4.5 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Highland Park: 13.4 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 19.6 mi
- Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 19.7 mi
- Phillips Spring: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 5.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.4 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 8.1 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 8.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 13.7 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 20.4 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 20.7 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 4.4 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 4.5 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Cannon: 19.8 mi
- Statler Brothers: 20.6 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 11.8 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.6 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.9 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 7.3 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 9.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 21.7 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 22.3 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 13.9 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.8 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 24.5 mi
- Staunton: 20.5 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.7 mi
- Watering Can: 20.9 mi
- Flower Pots: 20.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 7.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 8.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 14.9 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Gwin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SE 136° | 1,358 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hogback | SE 139° | 1,355 m | 8.7 mi |
| Barren Rock | NNW 339° | 1,335 m | 11.8 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NW 305° | 1,334 m | 10.8 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 38° | 1,325 m | 8.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 44° | 1,320 m | 13.1 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NE 37° | 1,305 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NE 36° | 1,289 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483876 — Gwin Mountain, Highland County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572096
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