Walker Mountain
Walker Mountain rises to 727 m in Virginia. Rich Knob stands 1,295 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 727 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 16.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 25.8 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 27 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 27 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 27 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinnacle Park: 1.9 mi
- Belle Meadows Park: 4.0 mi
- Randolph Park: 4.2 mi
- Steele Creek Park: 4.3 mi
- Rooster Front Park: 4.8 mi
- Dickey Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Knobs: 4.2 mi
- Zachs Knob: 4.9 mi
- Ayers Knob: 6.0 mi
- Miller Knob: 6.2 mi
- Cobra: 5.3 mi
- Veterans War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Memorial Tower: 6.8 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 9.1 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 13.3 mi
- Otter House Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Christy Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Moody Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 5.2 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 15.0 mi
- Car Museum: 16.6 mi
- William King Museum: 17.2 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 17.4 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 7.1 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 8.3 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 9.7 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 17.7 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 21.1 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Heartwood: 16.0 mi
- Junaluska: 21.1 mi
- Courthouse Common Soldier, 1914: 22.3 mi
- Abrams Falls: 4.2 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 16.9 mi
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 16.1 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 16.2 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 23.2 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 23.2 mi
- Hampton Spring: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Walker Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | ESE 115° | 1,295 m | 17.7 mi |
| Brumley Mountain | NE 40° | 1,287 m | 19.9 mi |
| Holston Mountain | SE 135° | 1,264 m | 15.5 mi |
| Holston High Knob | SE 135° | 1,261 m | 15.5 mi |
| The Butt | NE 34° | 1,226 m | 18.1 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 114° | 1,223 m | 17.9 mi |
| McQueen Knob | E 99° | 1,177 m | 19.8 mi |
| Locust Pole Knob | ESE 104° | 1,111 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:37 | 17:18 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1476238 — Walker Mountain, Washington County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356567080
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 5 mi
- Kingsport · 16 mi
- Elizabethton · 19 mi
- Johnson City · 21 mi
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