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North Ridge

North Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

North Ridge rises to 1,237 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

ridge in Grayson County, Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q49694466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1237 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59980, -81.55993

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Waterfalls: 9
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.7 mi
Museums: 8
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 13.3 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 12.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.2 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 13.0 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 15.6 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Trials Playground: 18.9 mi
  • Elk Knob Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Potters Truck Stop: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 12.9 mi
  • Wooly: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of North Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersNNE 12°1,744 m4.2 mi
Wilburn RidgeNNE 33°1,689 m4.3 mi
Whitetop MountainNW 317°1,684 m3.7 mi
Pine MountainNNE 29°1,684 m4.5 mi
Buzzard RockNW 308°1,553 m4.0 mi
Little PinnacleENE 59°1,551 m3.6 mi
Grave MountainN 359°1,540 m6.8 mi
Haw Orchard MountainNE 54°1,526 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:1020:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3516:3517:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333541505866706863524236
Precip in3.93.34.14.85.34.44.84.64.33.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson 2 E, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4953530381

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