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Knob Mountain

Knob Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Knob Mountain rises to 1,270 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the east, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.07039, -81.58761

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 4.8 mi
  • Bartley Mine Disaster: 20.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.4 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 22.3 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 16.4 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 16.8 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Wooly: 16.4 mi
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Knob Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainE 85°1,437 m9.6 mi
Flattop MountainSW 227°1,379 m13.4 mi
Morris KnobSW 228°1,358 m2.2 mi
Hutchinson RockENE 78°1,348 m10.6 mi
Redrock MountainSW 230°1,345 m15.8 mi
Chestnut KnobE 95°1,344 m10.4 mi
East River MountainNE 55°1,331 m11.5 mi
Brushy MountainSW 234°1,323 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0820:1120:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3716:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572780

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