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High Head Knob

High Head Knob, seen from above at true elevation

High Head Knob rises to 561 m in Virginia. Devils Benchmark stands 995 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenandoah Alum Springs, a spring 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
561 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.82456, -78.80265

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
Springs: 16
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 13
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of High Head Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils BenchmarkNNE 28°995 m8.2 mi
Long MountainNNE 29°951 m10.1 mi
Snyder KnobNNE 13°936 m7.4 mi
Church RockSW 217°910 m7.4 mi
Cove MountainNNW 344°898 m4.5 mi
Tibbet KnobNE 40°894 m8.1 mi
Big SchlossNE 42°894 m10.9 mi
Flattop MountainW 280°893 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:27
June solstice05:5120:0520:44
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496941 — High Head Knob, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356584409

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