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The Stamp

The Stamp, seen from above at true elevation

The Stamp rises to 1,249 m in Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1249 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.52901, -79.61644

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 8.5 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 13.7 mi
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 17.4 mi
  • Powerhouse: 18.2 mi
  • Boiler House: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 5.1 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 6.0 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.3 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 10.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 20.3 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Raven Rocks: 17.5 mi
  • Byrd Point: 23.0 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 24.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 25.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Stamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobNNE 21°1,482 m12.6 mi
Elleber KnobSW 217°1,401 m9.5 mi
Watering Pond KnobSW 216°1,396 m8.2 mi
Kile KnobNE 50°1,395 m9.4 mi
Panther KnobENE 70°1,371 m7.0 mi
Snowy MountainENE 69°1,370 m4.8 mi
Bald KnobSSW 212°1,363 m9.9 mi
Bear MountainSW 216°1,362 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1487855 — The Stamp, Highland County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356575192

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