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Red Oak Knob

Red Oak Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Red Oak Knob rises to 1,283 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,476 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearcamp Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.46623, -79.66227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Powerhouse: 14.2 mi
  • Boiler House: 14.2 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.2 mi
  • Cass: 14.6 mi
Springs: 8
  • Locust Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Cool Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Lick Spring: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 3.6 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 4.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 5.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 16.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Red Oak Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobW 265°1,476 m14.6 mi
Elleber KnobSW 226°1,401 m4.6 mi
Watering Pond KnobSW 226°1,396 m3.2 mi
Kile KnobNE 43°1,395 m14.2 mi
Panther KnobNE 53°1,371 m11.3 mi
Snowy MountainNE 49°1,370 m9.2 mi
Bald KnobSW 214°1,363 m4.9 mi
Bear MountainSW 230°1,362 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356574264

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