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Ant Knob

Ant Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ant Knob rises to 916 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Knob, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31466997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
916 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.76595, -79.09420

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
Cliffs: 9
  • Eagle Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Baker Rocks: 14.9 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 15.4 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 15.4 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 8
  • Sand Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Hall Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Heishman Garden: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Ant Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobS 178°1,231 m5.1 mi
Rader MountainS 181°1,067 m9.1 mi
Fulk MountainSSE 167°1,056 m7.1 mi
Black Lick MountainS 170°1,040 m5.8 mi
Rader KnobSSE 158°1,019 m4.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE 132°1,000 m5.8 mi
White Grass KnobESE 122°988 m5.5 mi
Spring MountainNW 315°951 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5220:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523134

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