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Mikes Knob

Mikes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Mikes Knob rises to 522 m in Virginia. Humpback Mountain stands 1,099 m to the south-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 1.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
522 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08492, -78.84057

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 41
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 19
Gardens: 17
Springs: 12
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 12.3 mi
  • Nelson County Wayside: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mikes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Humpback MountainSSW 199°1,099 m9.9 mi
Trayfoot MountainNNE 27°1,025 m10.7 mi
Cedar MountainNE 38°1,010 m11.6 mi
Bucks Elbow MountainENE 75°964 m5.4 mi
Humpback RocksSSW 201°949 m9.1 mi
BlackrockNNE 30°944 m10.8 mi
Crawford KnobSSW 196°918 m11.5 mi
Dripping RockSSW 207°913 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5420:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:2916:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586848

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