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Pond Knob

Pond Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Pond Knob rises to 1,098 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1098 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49607, -79.14584

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 14
Artworks: 14
Springs: 13
Attractions: 7
  • Treasure Mountain: 13.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.6 mi
  • Fear Forest: 20.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 22.6 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Heishman Garden: 14.4 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 15.9 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 15.9 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 19.8 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobWSW 246°1,338 m5.7 mi
Flagpole KnobWNW 295°1,336 m2.3 mi
Slate Springs MountainWNW 292°1,332 m2.4 mi
Bother KnobWNW 283°1,323 m3.6 mi
Little Bald KnobSW 221°1,320 m9.3 mi
High KnobNNW 345°1,246 m5.2 mi
Dyers KnobWSW 244°1,245 m6.6 mi
Dundore MountainNNE 14°1,244 m2.4 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356586908

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