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Prospect Knob

Prospect Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Knob rises to 761 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Narrowback Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064243, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.49547, -79.06995

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Riven Rock Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • West Rockingham Ruritan Park: 6.2 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Whitelow Park: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 16
Artworks: 14
Springs: 13
Gardens: 5
  • Heishman Garden: 10.3 mi
  • ISAT Patio: 12.0 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 12.0 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 18.0 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Prospect Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobWSW 256°1,338 m9.6 mi
Flagpole KnobW 279°1,336 m6.3 mi
Slate Springs MountainW 278°1,332 m6.4 mi
Bother KnobW 276°1,323 m7.7 mi
Little Bald KnobSW 235°1,320 m12.4 mi
High KnobNW 313°1,246 m7.4 mi
Dyers KnobWSW 254°1,245 m10.4 mi
Dundore MountainNW 304°1,244 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:44
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1816:59

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582037

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