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The Bump

The Bump, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.22221, -79.46495

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • 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
Springs: 14
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 4
  • 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
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott KnobESE 115°1,358 m9.0 mi
HogbackESE 118°1,355 m8.8 mi
Barren RockN 351°1,335 m13.6 mi
Sounding KnobNW 322°1,334 m10.9 mi
Freezland FlatNE 39°1,325 m11.4 mi
Hardscrabble KnobNE 38°1,305 m12.7 mi
Tearjacket KnobNE 37°1,289 m13.3 mi
Big Bald KnobNE 44°1,260 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5620:0620:45
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3216:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 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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