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The Doubles

The Doubles, seen from above at true elevation

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
1247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90806, -82.87741

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • 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
Attractions: 24
Historic sites: 8
  • Highest Point in Kentucky: 1.0 mi
  • Stone Face Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Francis Gary Powers: 14.8 mi
  • The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 15.6 mi
  • Old Meade Homeplace: 20.8 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Woodbooger Statue: 13.8 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 14.8 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 18.0 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of The Doubles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobE 94°1,288 m13.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 296°1,259 m1.0 mi
Eagle KnobE 94°1,196 m15.0 mi
Camp RockE 97°1,188 m14.6 mi
Little MountainE 98°1,130 m13.6 mi
Potato HillSSW 201°1,123 m1.6 mi
MCD 173WSW 255°1,096 m11.2 mi
Bowling KnobSSE 152°1,075 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:44
June solstice06:1320:1620:55
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4216:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546370747367564537
Precip in4.95.05.45.05.14.65.54.53.83.13.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358614783

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