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White Grass Knob

White Grass Knob, seen from above at true elevation

White Grass Knob rises to 988 m in Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Hollow Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
988 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.72317, -79.00766

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums: 14
Artworks: 12
Historic sites: 12
Springs: 10
  • Sand Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Hall Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of White Grass Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobWSW1,231 m5.0 mi
Tomahawk MountainSSW1,137 m8.3 mi
Brushy MountainSSW1,070 m8.7 mi
Rader MountainSW1,067 m7.8 mi
Fulk MountainSW1,056 m5.0 mi
Black Lick MountainSW1,040 m4.6 mi
Rader KnobWSW1,019 m3.2 mi
Beech Lick KnobSSW1,000 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:4019:15
December solstice07:3116:1716:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575595

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