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Maple Knob

Maple Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Maple Knob rises to 950 m in Virginia. Barren Rock stands 1,335 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49047857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
950 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.33501, -79.44983

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • Highland Park: 8.7 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 10.0 mi
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 17.3 mi
  • Craigsville Community Park: 17.7 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 18.4 mi
Springs: 16
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.9 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 11.2 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 11.3 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Greenhouse Area: 19.4 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 23.3 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Maple Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barren RockNNW 333°1,335 m6.4 mi
Sounding KnobW 276°1,334 m7.6 mi
Freezland FlatE 80°1,325 m6.4 mi
Little Bald KnobENE 69°1,320 m11.2 mi
Hardscrabble KnobENE 72°1,305 m7.4 mi
Tearjacket KnobENE 69°1,289 m7.8 mi
Big Bald KnobE 80°1,260 m8.4 mi
Brushy MountainNNW 346°1,258 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:45
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1495899 — Maple Knob, Highland County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356583701

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