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Jordan Top

Jordan Top, seen from above at true elevation

Jordan Top rises to 691 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Piney Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05068, -79.75061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
Historic sites: 27
Springs: 10
  • Muddy Spring Run: 3.9 mi
  • Grose Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Bubbling Springs: 11.0 mi
  • Sand Springs: 11.9 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Allendale Nursery: 17.7 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Jordan Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy KnobN 351°1,365 m15.1 mi
Bald KnobSSW 212°1,293 m10.3 mi
Mad SheepNNW 340°1,287 m13.6 mi
Mad TomNNW 337°1,236 m13.7 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 210°1,170 m5.8 mi
Duncan KnobNNE 17°1,164 m8.3 mi
Northeast PeakENE 58°1,160 m14.7 mi
Wallace PeakENE 59°1,151 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5720:0620:46
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3216:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717063534234
Precip in3.63.14.34.34.74.34.23.64.13.13.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — HOT Springs, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586783

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