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Irwin Knob

Irwin Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Irwin Knob rises to 499 m in Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is High Head, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
499 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.89900, -78.64085

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 20
Springs: 16
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pavilian: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Blue Hole Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Cootie Bug: 12.8 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 12.8 mi
  • Love: 18.4 mi
  • Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 21.6 mi
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Irwin Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainN 5°1,006 m5.5 mi
Devils BenchmarkWNW 293°995 m5.3 mi
Sugar KnobNNE 17°976 m5.6 mi
Little Sluice MountainNNE 25°951 m5.0 mi
Long MountainNW 315°951 m5.2 mi
Snyder KnobWNW 286°936 m7.4 mi
Paddy MountainNNE 29°910 m8.5 mi
Cove MountainW 265°898 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0420:44
September equinox07:0318:3819:13
December solstice07:3016:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323541526170747265544335
Precip in2.41.82.93.14.04.34.13.43.72.62.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edinburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1499597 — Irwin Knob, Shenandoah County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586776

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