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Wildcat Knob

Wildcat Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Knob rises to 363 m in Virginia. Hogback Mountain stands 1,056 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Warren County, Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
363 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.93830, -78.11610

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Linden Park: 1.2 mi
  • Apple Mountain Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rockland Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lions Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lion's Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 18
Artworks: 16
  • "Stonewall" Jackson: 4.4 mi
  • Warrior Statue: 10.3 mi
  • The Peacemakers: 15.9 mi
  • Bird In Flight: 16.0 mi
  • A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Skyline Caverns: 6.0 mi
  • Cider Stage: 19.0 mi
  • Gem Mining Sluice: 19.0 mi
  • Pathway Puzzle Maze: 19.0 mi
  • Jammed Tractor Maze: 19.0 mi
Springs: 13
  • Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Yellow Rose Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Vaucluse Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Chalybeate Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Town Spring: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Dickey Ridge Picnic Grounds: 6.7 mi
  • Pinnacles picnic ground: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • River Access: 18.3 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Wildcat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback MountainSW1,056 m14.9 mi
North MarshallSSW1,024 m12.1 mi
South MarshallSSW979 m12.8 mi
Little Hogback MountainSSW940 m14.6 mi
The PeakSSW889 m12.7 mi
Compton PeakSSW887 m8.8 mi
Carson MountainSSW780 m8.1 mi
Dickey HillSW740 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1216:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643556371757467564637
Precip in2.82.53.83.44.44.53.64.04.83.43.33.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Front Royal, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583953

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