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Signal Corps Knob

Signal Corps Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Corps Knob rises to 1,187 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1187 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.28930, -79.38694

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
  • Deerfield Park: 6.7 mi
  • Highland Park: 13.3 mi
  • Craigsville Community Park: 14.2 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Park and Golf Course: 18.6 mi
  • Montgomery Hall Park: 18.7 mi
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.5 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.5 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 15.8 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.9 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Greenhouse Area: 15.7 mi
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Signal Corps Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobSSE 155°1,358 m9.4 mi
HogbackSSE 158°1,355 m9.5 mi
Barren RockNW 324°1,335 m10.9 mi
Sounding KnobWNW 290°1,334 m11.7 mi
Freezland FlatNE 34°1,325 m5.2 mi
Little Bald KnobNE 44°1,320 m10.1 mi
Hardscrabble KnobNNE 34°1,305 m6.5 mi
Tearjacket KnobNNE 33°1,289 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:45
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495765686761504032
Precip in3.63.34.34.34.94.34.13.84.02.93.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mustoe 1 SW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487239 — Signal Corps Knob, Augusta County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356574775

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