Hardscrabble Knob
Hardscrabble Knob rises to 1,305 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiner Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,305 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 21.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tearjacket Knob: 0.6 mi
- Freezland Flat: 1.3 mi
- Big Bald Knob: 1.5 mi
- Gordons Peak: 1.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.5 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 12.2 mi
- Deerfield Park: 12.9 mi
- Highland Park: 14.4 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.4 mi
- Thorn Spring Park: 16.6 mi
- Hiner Spring: 0.3 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 2.5 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 9.2 mi
- Phillips Spring: 11.8 mi
- Castle Spring: 12.1 mi
- Staunton: 20.2 mi
- Chodo IX: 20.2 mi
- Watering Can: 20.5 mi
- Flower Pots: 20.5 mi
- James Madison statue: 24.6 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 3.0 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 5.0 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
- Cannon: 19.3 mi
- Highland County Museum: 9.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 14.5 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 19.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 9.4 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 14.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.6 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.2 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.3 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 8.4 mi
- Locust Springs: 23.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 14.9 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 19.1 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 20.8 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 21.4 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.4 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 21.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.8 mi
- Trinity Point: 14.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Byrd Point: 17.8 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 21.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Hardscrabble Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | NNE 33° | 1,338 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | NE 37° | 1,336 m | 12.3 mi |
| Barren Rock | WNW 289° | 1,335 m | 10.5 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | NE 36° | 1,332 m | 12.1 mi |
| Freezland Flat | SSW 211° | 1,325 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bother Knob | NNE 31° | 1,323 m | 11.3 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ENE 62° | 1,320 m | 3.8 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNE 24° | 1,289 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483936 — Hardscrabble Knob, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356572143
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