Trimble Knob
Trimble Knob, located southwest of Monterey in Highland County, Virginia, is a conical hill composed of basalt, a volcanic rock, of Eocene age. It is the eroded remnant of what was an active volcano or diatreme that last erupted approximately 35 million years ago, making it one of the youngest volcanos on the east coast of North America.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hightown and Vanderpool.
Hightown
Hamlet
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Hightown is an unincorporated community at the crossroads of U.S. Route 250 and Secondary State Route 640 in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Hightown is located approximately 3 miles northwest of Monterey.
Vanderpool
Hamlet
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Vanderpool is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Vanderpool is located 3.8 miles south-southwest of Monterey at the junction of Virginia State Route 84 and U.S. Route 220.
Meadowdale
Hamlet
Meadowdale is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Virginia, United States. Meadowdale is located 5.2 miles southwest of Monterey on State Route 84. Meadowdale is situated 4½ miles southwest of Trimble Knob.
Trimble Knob
- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 3,123 feet
- Description: Virginian conical hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.40484° or 38° 24′ 17″ northLongitude
-79.5881° or 79° 35′ 17″ westElevation
3,123 feet (952 metres)Open location code
87C2CC36+WQOpenStreetMap ID
node 356583913OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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In Other Languages
“Trimble Knob” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Trimble Knob”
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