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Upper Sharp Knob

Upper Sharp Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Sharp Knob rises to 1,161 m in Virginia. Wilburn Ridge stands 1,689 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Razor Ridge, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49086705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70623, -81.37566

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Comers Rock Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 11.4 mi
  • Sam Brown Park: 19.3 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 19.3 mi
  • Family Central: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 7
Museums: 6
  • Smyth County Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 20.4 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 24.6 mi
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • AT2020: 22.9 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 22.9 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Big Walker Lookout: 24.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Newman Basket Company: 23.4 mi
  • Wooly: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Upper Sharp Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilburn RidgeWSW 245°1,689 m8.7 mi
Pine MountainWSW 247°1,684 m8.8 mi
Little PinnacleSW 233°1,551 m9.0 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSW 235°1,526 m9.1 mi
Stone MountainWSW 246°1,503 m6.0 mi
Third PeakWSW 244°1,502 m5.6 mi
Second PeakWSW 239°1,476 m5.4 mi
High RockESE 113°1,418 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0319:38
June solstice06:0820:1020:48
September equinox07:1418:5019:24
December solstice07:3516:3317:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542516167716964534436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELK Creek 4ssw, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1501266 — Upper Sharp Knob, Grayson County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356588288

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