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Kretchie Mountain

Kretchie Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kretchie Mountain rises to 920 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomahawk Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49042460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
920 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.63595, -79.05781

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Springs: 10
  • Sand Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Hall Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Raven Rocks: 13.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 18.2 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 21.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 21.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Treasure Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 19.9 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 20.1 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 21.7 mi
  • Fear Forest: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Kretchie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobSW 233°1,246 m7.7 mi
Dundore MountainSSW 210°1,244 m8.4 mi
Cow KnobNNW 335°1,231 m4.2 mi
Feedstone MountainSSW 207°1,174 m3.2 mi
Tomahawk MountainSW 227°1,137 m1.8 mi
Bald KnobS 182°1,124 m3.2 mi
Goods MountainSSW 198°1,088 m6.9 mi
Second MountainSSE 160°1,087 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356572784

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