Razor Ridge
Razor Ridge rises to 1,250 m in Virginia. Wilburn Ridge stands 1,689 m to the west-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Sharp Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
ridge in Grayson County, Virginia, United States
Wikidata Q49695923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1250 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the New River Valley Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildcat Rock Overlook · 22 mi
- Alligator Back Overlook · 22 mi
- Air Bellows Overlook · 23 mi
- Basin Cove Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Sharp Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sells Knob: 0.8 mi
- Ross Knob: 1.3 mi
- Jones Knob: 1.7 mi
- Straight Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Comers Rock Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 12.0 mi
- Sam Brown Park: 18.8 mi
- Ashe County Park: 18.8 mi
- Family Central: 18.8 mi
- Comer’s Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Straight Branch Falls: 19.3 mi
- Sharpes Falls: 19.3 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 21.2 mi
- Big Pinnacle: 8.9 mi
- Listening Rock: 9.2 mi
- Caudill Cabin: 21.9 mi
- Brinegar Cabin: 23.1 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 23.1 mi
- Smyth County Museum: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.7 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
- Museum of Ashe County History: 19.8 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 24.7 mi
- Big Spring: 17.2 mi
- Brig Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.8 mi
- Boiling Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sharon Springs: 24.9 mi
- Raven Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Wildcat Rock: 21.6 mi
- Alligator Back: 21.9 mi
- Devils Garden: 24.1 mi
- AT2020: 22.8 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 22.8 mi
- Wheel of Freedom: 23.6 mi
- Paddy Mountain Plant Conservation Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Clinch Mountian: 24.4 mi
- Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.1 mi
- Newman Basket Company: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Razor Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilburn Ridge | WSW 249° | 1,689 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,684 m | 8.6 mi |
| Little Pinnacle | SW 236° | 1,551 m | 8.8 mi |
| Haw Orchard Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,526 m | 8.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,503 m | 5.9 mi |
| Third Peak | WSW 250° | 1,502 m | 5.4 mi |
| Second Peak | WSW 245° | 1,476 m | 5.2 mi |
| High Rock | ESE 109° | 1,418 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:33 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4953503721
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