The Doubles
The Doubles rises to 1,247 m in Kentucky. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,247 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 6.6 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 13.2 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 14.6 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 14 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 16 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 1.6 mi
- High Butte: 4.7 mi
- Elk Knob: 6.6 mi
- Stocker Knob: 7.5 mi
- Washington Rock Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Island Park: 5.3 mi
- Cadet Park: 5.6 mi
- Coal Miners Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 1.0 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 12.7 mi
- The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 15.6 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 20.8 mi
- Wise County: 21.7 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 4.6 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 5.6 mi
- Southwest Virginia Museum: 6.2 mi
- Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 6.2 mi
- June Tolliver House: 6.4 mi
- Hensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 18.5 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 13.8 mi
- War memorial Honor Roll: 14.8 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 18.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 24.9 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 22.4 mi
- The Rounds: 24.2 mi
- Howard Cliff: 24.2 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of The Doubles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | E 94° | 1,288 m | 13.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,259 m | 1.0 mi |
| Eagle Knob | E 94° | 1,196 m | 15.0 mi |
| Camp Rock | E 97° | 1,188 m | 14.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | SSW 201° | 1,123 m | 1.6 mi |
| MCD 173 | WSW 255° | 1,096 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bowling Knob | SSE 152° | 1,075 m | 10.3 mi |
| Huff Rock | ESE 110° | 1,070 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358614783
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