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Arnolds Knob

Arnolds Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Arnolds Knob rises to 1,186 m in West Virginia. Wind Rock stands 1,246 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moteshard Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31469019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1186 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.49207, -80.34394

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 10
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Tingler's Mill: 6.9 mi
  • Eastern Continental Divide: 7.8 mi
  • Keffer Oak: 10.0 mi
  • Organ Cave: 16.4 mi
  • Dixie Caverns: 18.9 mi
Springs: 6
  • Old Sweet Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Beaverdam Falls: 13.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 13.3 mi
  • Middle Cascades: 13.5 mi
  • Cascades: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Arnolds Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind RockWSW 241°1,246 m11.0 mi
Wrights PeakW 264°1,242 m10.0 mi
Lone Pine PeakSW 235°1,232 m10.1 mi
Salt Pond MountainSW 235°1,231 m10.1 mi
Minie Ball HillWSW 238°1,197 m11.1 mi
Fork MountainWSW 256°1,192 m8.4 mi
Fork MountainWSW 256°1,190 m8.4 mi
Hanging RockW 278°1,153 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:33
June solstice06:0120:0720:46
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3316:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1481343 — Arnolds Knob, Monroe County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356570224

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