Maple Knob
Maple Knob rises to 950 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southeast, 14 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
- 16.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 16.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 25.6 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 29.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hulls Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sittlington Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.9 mi
- Big Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sheep Knob: 4.1 mi
- 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
- Rock Lick Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hiner Spring: 7.6 mi
- Phillips Spring: 7.7 mi
- Rocky Spring: 11.1 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 11.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 2.3 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 9.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 21.0 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 23.9 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 24.2 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 3.9 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 4.0 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 22.4 mi
- Cannon: 23.3 mi
- 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
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 2.5 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 5.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Locust Springs: 20.2 mi
- 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
- Staunton: 24.1 mi
- Chodo IX: 24.2 mi
- Watering Can: 24.4 mi
- Flower Pots: 24.4 mi
- Byrd Point: 11.4 mi
- Trinity Point: 18.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 7.8 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 12.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Maple Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSE 148° | 1,358 m | 13.8 mi |
| Barren Rock | NNW 333° | 1,335 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sounding Knob | W 276° | 1,334 m | 7.6 mi |
| Freezland Flat | E 80° | 1,325 m | 6.4 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | ENE 69° | 1,320 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | ENE 72° | 1,305 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | ENE 69° | 1,289 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | E 80° | 1,260 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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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