Peak · Virginia
Trimble Knob
Trimble Knob rises to 952 m in Virginia. Elleber Knob stands 1,401 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 7.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 952 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.40484, -79.58810
- 7.1 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 7.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 16.7 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 20.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rich Hills: 1.7 mi
- Seybert Hills: 3.1 mi
- Sounding Knob: 4.0 mi
- Barren Rock: 4.7 mi
- Little Doe Hill: 4.7 mi
Parks: 20
- Highland Park: 0.5 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 13.3 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 13.8 mi
- Widney Park: 15.5 mi
Springs: 14
- Rock Lick Spring: 12.7 mi
- Locust Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bolar Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hiner Spring: 14.8 mi
- Phillips Spring: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 12.8 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 12.8 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 13.6 mi
- Powerhouse: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 0.7 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 2.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 3.9 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 6.7 mi
- Locust Springs: 12.8 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 0.7 mi
- Highland County Museum: 7.0 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Hayfields State Park: 10.0 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 15.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Byrd Point: 14.3 mi
- Raven Rocks: 20.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Allendale Nursery: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- High Falls of Cheat: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Trimble Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elleber Knob | W 278° | 1,401 m | 7.4 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | WNW 287° | 1,396 m | 6.7 mi |
| Panther Knob | NNE 25° | 1,371 m | 12.1 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,370 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 271° | 1,363 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 298° | 1,362 m | 6.3 mi |
| Barren Rock | E 79° | 1,335 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sounding Knob | S 181° | 1,334 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1496326 — Trimble Knob, Highland County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356583913
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