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Purchase Knob

Purchase Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Purchase Knob rises to 633 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sols Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49064537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
633 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.66815, -82.80155

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 13
  • The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 4.7 mi
  • Coach Harry Fry: 12.9 mi
  • Battle of Kingsport: 13.3 mi
  • Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant: 14.2 mi
  • Stone Face Rock: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 10
  • Fannon Train Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 3.1 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 13.8 mi
  • June Tolliver House: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Devil's Bathtub: 13.1 mi
  • Kingsport Aquatic Center: 17.0 mi
  • Portal 30: 21.5 mi
  • Train: 21.5 mi
  • Train: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 22.0 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Woodbooger Statue: 19.9 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Purchase Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobNNE 31°1,288 m18.2 mi
Black MountainNNW 343°1,259 m17.8 mi
The DoublesNNW 346°1,247 m17.1 mi
Camp RockNE 35°1,188 m18.0 mi
Little MountainNNE 32°1,130 m17.4 mi
Potato HillNNW 343°1,123 m15.9 mi
Bowling KnobN 4°1,075 m7.5 mi
Huff RockNNE 28°1,070 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1420:1520:54
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4116:3917:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546370747367564537
Precip in4.95.05.45.05.14.65.54.53.83.13.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582088

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