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Richland Mountain

Richland Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Richland Mountain rises to 1,028 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagpole Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1028 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.52623, -79.16865

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Historic sites: 16
Springs: 11
Museums: 11
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Treasure Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 18.1 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 20.2 mi
  • Fear Forest: 22.6 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.2 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Richland Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobSW 222°1,338 m5.9 mi
Flagpole KnobSW 217°1,336 m1.4 mi
Slate Springs MountainSW 219°1,332 m1.6 mi
Bother KnobWSW 241°1,323 m2.6 mi
Little Bald KnobSSW 208°1,320 m10.3 mi
High KnobN 358°1,246 m2.9 mi
Dyers KnobSW 224°1,245 m6.8 mi
Dundore MountainE 82°1,244 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356582051

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