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Rader Knob

Rader Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Rader Knob rises to 1,019 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-southwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Lick Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1019 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70631, -79.06267

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Cliffs: 9
  • Raven Rocks: 14.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 18.6 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 18.6 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 18.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Sand Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Hall Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Maple Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 17.7 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 18.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Rader Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobWSW 236°1,231 m1.8 mi
Feedstone MountainS 189°1,174 m7.8 mi
Tomahawk MountainS 189°1,137 m6.2 mi
Bald KnobS 179°1,124 m8.1 mi
Brushy MountainS 186°1,070 m6.7 mi
Rader MountainSSW 201°1,067 m5.3 mi
Fulk MountainS 183°1,056 m2.8 mi
Black Lick MountainSSW 203°1,040 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582043

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