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Taylor Knob

Taylor Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Taylor Knob rises to 632 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,318 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Park, a park 2.4 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081593, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
632 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.59761, -82.00429
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
  • Veteran's of all Service Branches: 7.5 mi
  • gross/morrel homestead: 8.0 mi
  • Memorial Tower: 8.5 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 9.1 mi
  • Veterans War Memorial: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Blue Hole Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Abrams Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 7
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 4
  • Boiling Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Brig Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Hampton Spring: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Virginia Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
  • Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Shook Branch Swimming Area: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Taylor Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobESE 110°1,318 m16.7 mi
Winnie KnobESE 102°1,311 m17.0 mi
Rich KnobS 170°1,295 m6.3 mi
Brumley MountainN 353°1,287 m16.7 mi
Grindstone KnobSE 135°1,282 m9.3 mi
Cut Laurel KnobESE 104°1,270 m17.4 mi
Holston MountainSSW 203°1,264 m10.5 mi
Holston High KnobSSW 203°1,261 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0619:40
June solstice06:1120:1220:50
September equinox07:1718:5319:27
December solstice07:3716:3617:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845546370747367564538
Precip in3.83.94.54.44.44.34.73.83.32.83.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abingdon 3S, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583894

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