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Sounding Knob

Sounding Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Sounding Knob rises to 1,334 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Doe Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.34651, -79.58977

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 4.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 6.7 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 7.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 8.1 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Allendale Nursery: 16.0 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls of Cheat: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elleber KnobNW 305°1,401 m8.8 mi
Watering Pond KnobNW 314°1,396 m8.7 mi
Paddy KnobWSW 244°1,365 m12.5 mi
Bald KnobWNW 302°1,363 m7.9 mi
Bear MountainNW 322°1,362 m8.9 mi
Barren RockNE 44°1,335 m6.8 mi
Freezland FlatE 89°1,325 m13.9 mi
Red Oak KnobNNW 335°1,283 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:30
June solstice05:5620:0720:46
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:02

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583862

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