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Meadow Knob

Meadow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Meadow Knob rises to 584 m in Virginia. Paddy Knob stands 1,365 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ratcliff Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highlands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Bath County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49049033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14151, -79.59893

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 16
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 18.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 20.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 20.8 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Greenhouse Area: 13.8 mi
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Blue Suck Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Stony Run Falls: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Meadow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paddy KnobNW 309°1,365 m13.7 mi
HogbackE 85°1,355 m15.1 mi
Sounding KnobN 2°1,334 m14.2 mi
Mad SheepWNW 297°1,287 m14.4 mi
Mad TomWNW 295°1,236 m15.0 mi
Signal Corps KnobNE 48°1,187 m15.4 mi
Brushy RidgeNE 51°1,185 m13.2 mi
Duncan KnobWNW 286°1,164 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:30
June solstice05:5620:0620:45
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2117:03

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1485343 — Meadow Knob, Bath County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356573246

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