Dorsey's Knob Park
Dorsey's Knob Park is a park in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorsey Knob, a peak 0.1 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 18.2 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- White Park: 0.9 mi
- Jack Roberts Park: 1.3 mi
- King Street Park: 1.4 mi
- South Park Historic District: 1.4 mi
- Saint Markellas Park: 1.7 mi
- Dorsey Knob: 0.1 mi
- Price Hill: 2.2 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chisler Knob: 5.1 mi
- Higgins Knob: 6.3 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Watts Museum: 3.4 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 12.3 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Telephone Museum: 12.6 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Farm House Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Metal Shack: 7.3 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 2.9 mi
- Core Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 5.6 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Climbing: 6.7 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 6.8 mi
- Climbing: 7.1 mi
- Riverside Spot: 7.3 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 12.1 mi
- Don Knotts: 2.2 mi
- From The Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 12.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.5 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.3 mi
- The Cliff: 17.1 mi
- White Rocks: 20.7 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 22.5 mi
- Little Falls: 3.9 mi
- Matador Falls: 10.6 mi
- Watering Trough: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorsey's Knob Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 106° | 960 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | E 97° | 944 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fike Hill | E 94° | 943 m | 24.4 mi |
| Devies Mountain | NE 52° | 839 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | SE 126° | 715 m | 13.1 mi |
| Kelley Knob | E 85° | 712 m | 21.2 mi |
| Reed Hill | ENE 78° | 675 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 151° | 656 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown L&D, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose46 obs
- White-tailed Deer31 obs
- bloodroot30 obs
- Mallard29 obs
- Northern Cardinal29 obs
- Isabella Tiger Moth28 obs
- American Robin27 obs
- American sycamore27 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/479839625
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