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Tater Knob

Tater Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tater Knob rises to 824 m in Virginia. Garden Mountain stands 1,437 m to the east, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Crab Orchard Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081501, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
824 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10675, -81.58278

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 3.4 mi
  • Bartley Mine Disaster: 18.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.8 mi
  • Space Shuttle Memorial: 19.9 mi
  • Kimball World War I Memorial: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
  • Historic Crab Orchard Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 18.6 mi
  • Smyth County Museum: 19.2 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Wooly: 18.6 mi
  • Bluefield Love Sign: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Big Walker Lookout: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Tater Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Garden MountainE 101°1,437 m9.5 mi
Flattop MountainSW 221°1,379 m15.4 mi
Morris KnobSSW 205°1,358 m4.4 mi
Hutchinson RockE 91°1,348 m10.1 mi
Redrock MountainSW 224°1,345 m17.7 mi
Chestnut KnobESE 108°1,344 m10.7 mi
East River MountainENE 66°1,331 m10.0 mi
Brushy MountainSW 227°1,323 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0720:1220:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3716:3317:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333743536169727166544437
Precip in3.43.34.04.04.54.34.83.83.42.72.83.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richlands, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575135

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