Signal Corps Knob
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
- 20.6 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 21.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tims Knob: 2.1 mi
- Brushy Ridge: 2.3 mi
- The Peak: 2.8 mi
- Gwin Mountain: 3.1 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.6 mi
- 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
- Phillips Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hiner Spring: 6.8 mi
- Red Oak Spring: 6.9 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 7.4 mi
- Rocky Spring: 7.8 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 1.5 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 1.7 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 3.6 mi
- Cannon: 18.8 mi
- Statler Brothers: 19.6 mi
- Highland County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 13.6 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 19.4 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 19.7 mi
- Historic Staunton Foundation: 19.7 mi
- 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
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 1.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 7.1 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Locust Springs: 24.7 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 9.6 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 12.9 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 20.8 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 24.9 mi
- Staunton: 19.6 mi
- Chodo IX: 19.7 mi
- Watering Can: 19.9 mi
- Flower Pots: 19.9 mi
- Byrd Point: 11.7 mi
- Trinity Point: 13.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.9 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 15.7 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 19.7 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 23.6 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 23.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | SSE 155° | 1,358 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hogback | SSE 158° | 1,355 m | 9.5 mi |
| Barren Rock | NW 324° | 1,335 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sounding Knob | WNW 290° | 1,334 m | 11.7 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 34° | 1,325 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Bald Knob | NE 44° | 1,320 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NNE 34° | 1,305 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NNE 33° | 1,289 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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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