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Locust Knob

Locust Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Knob rises to 1,046 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayes Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 6.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Giles County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1046 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.43735, -80.56951
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Keffer Oak: 12.3 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 15.3 mi
  • Tingler's Mill: 19.1 mi
  • Organ Cave: 20.7 mi
  • Sapphire Ballroom & Dance Center: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Big Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 22.4 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • The Cascades: 24.2 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Locust Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobSSE 164°1,327 m6.3 mi
Butt MountainSSW 212°1,282 m5.5 mi
Lookoff RockSSW 209°1,256 m5.6 mi
Wind RockESE 120°1,246 m3.2 mi
Wrights PeakNE 42°1,242 m3.7 mi
Brushy TopSSW 208°1,236 m3.6 mi
Lone Pine PeakESE 116°1,232 m4.6 mi
Salt Pond MountainESE 116°1,231 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0220:0820:47
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3416:2817:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495859 — Locust Knob, Giles County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583681

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