The Bump
The Bump rises to 1,099 m in Virginia. Elliott Knob stands 1,358 m to the east-southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49082188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1099 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 21.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 23.7 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fork Mountain Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gwin Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Summers Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Brushy Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Alum Rock: 4.2 mi
- Tims Knob: 4.4 mi
- Deerfield Park: 3.7 mi
- Craigsville Community Park: 10.5 mi
- Highland Park: 14.3 mi
- Maury Monument: 20.1 mi
- Montgomery Hall Park: 20.8 mi
- Phillips Spring: 1.5 mi
- Rocky Spring: 4.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.6 mi
- Chestnut Flat Spring: 8.6 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 9.4 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 7.6 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 7.7 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Westlake Sundial: 18.1 mi
- Bob Seibert Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 8.0 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 14.6 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Jumbo Antique Fire Engine Museum: 21.8 mi
- Augusta County Historical Society: 22.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 13.9 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 14.6 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.7 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 21.3 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 5.9 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 6.9 mi
- Goshen-Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 23.0 mi
- Greenhouse Area: 12.3 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 21.9 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 22.1 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 22.7 mi
- Staunton: 21.8 mi
- Chodo IX: 22.0 mi
- Flower Pots: 22.1 mi
- Watering Can: 22.1 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 9.8 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Byrd Point: 5.9 mi
- Trinity Point: 16.5 mi
- Chris Lantos Waterfront: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of The Bump. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Knob | ESE 115° | 1,358 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hogback | ESE 118° | 1,355 m | 8.8 mi |
| Barren Rock | N 351° | 1,335 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sounding Knob | NW 322° | 1,334 m | 10.9 mi |
| Freezland Flat | NE 39° | 1,325 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hardscrabble Knob | NE 38° | 1,305 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tearjacket Knob | NE 37° | 1,289 m | 13.3 mi |
| Big Bald Knob | NE 44° | 1,260 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:20 | 17:02 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487819 — The Bump, Augusta County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356575172
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