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Sells Knob

Sells Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sells Knob rises to 1,099 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Sharp Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1099 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70345, -81.38677

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 10.0 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.6 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 19.0 mi
  • Family Central: 19.1 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 5
  • Smyth County Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 20.0 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.2 mi
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • AT2020: 22.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 22.2 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 22.8 mi
  • Wooly: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sells Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersWSW 251°1,744 m9.2 mi
Wilburn RidgeWSW 244°1,689 m8.1 mi
Pine MountainWSW 247°1,684 m8.1 mi
Little PinnacleSW 231°1,551 m8.4 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSW 233°1,526 m8.5 mi
Stone MountainWSW 246°1,503 m5.4 mi
Third PeakWSW 243°1,502 m4.9 mi
Second PeakWSW 237°1,476 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1500051 — Sells Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356586975

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