- Elevation, modelled
- 524 m
- Tallest summit within 20.4 miles
- Job Knob1,324 m · 19.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Coal Heritage Trail12.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 38.2422, -80.8394
Orange Oswald Wall is a cliff in West Virginia, at a modelled 524 m. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Narcissus Cave, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Orange Oswald Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | SE 125° | 1,324 m | 19.7 mi |
| Beech Knob | SE 125° | 1,261 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ESE 124° | 1,255 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 130° | 1,223 m | 15.5 mi |
| Manning Knob | ESE 111° | 1,210 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | SE 133° | 1,208 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pollock Knob | SE 141° | 1,187 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sugar Knob | E 99° | 1,165 m | 19.3 mi |
- 12.2 mi off the Coal Heritage TrailNational
- 12.2 mi off the Midland TrailNational
- 16.6 mi off the Highland Scenic HighwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 17 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 18 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lonetree Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Fowler Knob: 3.3 mi
- Fury Knob: 5.5 mi
- Potato Hole Knob: 7.4 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 8.0 mi
Parks: 38
Cliffs: 34
- Narcissus Cave: 0.1 mi
- Circus Wall: 0.1 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 0.2 mi
- Long Wall: 0.2 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 0.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- McClung: 15.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 15.9 mi
- Bryant: 15.9 mi
- Nuttallburg: 17.2 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- Almost Heaven Swing: 0.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 16.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 17.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 18.3 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 24.2 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Laurel Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Summersville Lake State Park: 0.8 mi
- Needleseye Park: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 1
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summersville Lake, 3 mi away.
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