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Hawthorne Knob

Hawthorne Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Hawthorne Knob rises to 721 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coe Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035396, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
721 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72956, -81.69012

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Laurel Creek Park: 8.5 mi
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
  • Landon Boyd Park: 15.4 mi
  • The Meadows Sports Complex: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • AT2020: 8.5 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 8.5 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 8.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.0 mi
  • Veteran's of all Service Branches: 15.9 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Straight Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Hawthorne Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersESE 121°1,744 m9.4 mi
Wilburn RidgeESE 119°1,689 m10.9 mi
Whitetop MountainSE 143°1,684 m7.8 mi
Pine MountainESE 118°1,684 m10.6 mi
Buzzard RockSSE 148°1,553 m7.7 mi
Grave MountainESE 107°1,540 m7.4 mi
Beech MountainSSE 151°1,513 m7.4 mi
Pond MountainS 169°1,511 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:0920:1120:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583620

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