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McQueen Knob

McQueen Knob, seen from above at true elevation

McQueen Knob rises to 1,176 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1176 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61595, -81.67595

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Historic sites: 8
  • AT2020: 5.6 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 5.6 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 6.5 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 9.2 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 11.9 mi
Museums: 8
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 17.4 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 17.6 mi
  • Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Straight Branch Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Cave Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Trials Playground: 14.8 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 18.3 mi
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 6.4 mi
  • Wooly: 18.9 mi
  • Heartwood: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of McQueen Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersENE 67°1,744 m7.9 mi
Wilburn RidgeENE 74°1,689 m9.1 mi
Whitetop MountainENE 68°1,684 m4.2 mi
Pine MountainENE 72°1,684 m9.0 mi
Buzzard RockENE 68°1,553 m3.6 mi
Little PinnacleE 85°1,551 m9.5 mi
Grave MountainNE 48°1,540 m8.5 mi
Haw Orchard MountainE 84°1,526 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:39
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536168717065554538
Precip in3.73.44.14.35.14.55.04.23.32.82.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583377

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