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Laurel Springs Gap

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Elevation, modelled
862 m
Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
Three Ridges1,210 m · 6.2 mi
Nearest byway
Blue Ridge Parkwayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:42local time
Coordinates
37.9389, -78.9323
Laurel Springs Gap, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Springs Gap is a spring in Virginia, at a modelled 862 m. Three Ridges stands 1,210 m to the south-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dripping Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Laurel Springs Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three RidgesSSW 207°1,210 m6.2 mi
Devils KnobSW 219°1,172 m2.0 mi
Potatopatch MountainSW 218°1,172 m2.0 mi
Cellar MountainW 272°1,112 m9.8 mi
Humpback MountainENE 70°1,099 m2.0 mi
Bald MountainWSW 258°1,086 m7.3 mi
Mine Bank MountainW 261°1,063 m9.2 mi
Round MountainWSW 254°1,051 m9.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 17
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5420:0320:42
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2916:1917:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643536270757366554537
Precip in3.22.84.13.93.64.53.73.75.53.44.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 10 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs17119122921517111869.978.095.899.2133162

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rockfish River Near Greenfield, VA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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