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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: 38
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
Cliffs: 8
  • 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
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 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 9.9 miles of Ant Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cow KnobS1,231 m5.1 mi
Rader MountainS1,067 m9.1 mi
Fulk MountainSSE1,056 m7.1 mi
Black Lick MountainS1,040 m5.8 mi
Rader KnobSSE1,019 m4.5 mi
Beech Lick KnobSE1,000 m5.8 mi
White Grass KnobESE988 m5.5 mi
Spring MountainNW951 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 50–80 °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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