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Oak Knob

Oak Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Oak Knob rises to 1,175 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49057995, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.48565, -79.13270

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
Springs: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Treasure Mountain: 14.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 19.1 mi
  • Fear Forest: 19.5 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 22.7 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Heishman Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 15.0 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 15.0 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.8 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobWSW 255°1,338 m6.1 mi
Flagpole KnobWNW 301°1,336 m3.2 mi
Slate Springs MountainWNW 299°1,332 m3.3 mi
Bother KnobWNW 290°1,323 m4.5 mi
Little Bald KnobSW 227°1,320 m9.3 mi
High KnobNNW 340°1,246 m6.1 mi
Dyers KnobWSW 252°1,245 m7.0 mi
Dundore MountainN 357°1,244 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271757366554436
Precip in2.72.23.23.34.03.94.13.83.72.52.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dale Enterprise, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3891828609

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