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Asbury Knob

Asbury Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Asbury Knob rises to 1,002 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31469405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1002 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39956, -79.82895

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
Historic sites: 8
  • Powerhouse: 4.4 mi
  • Boiler House: 4.4 mi
  • Cass: 4.8 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 10.0 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Cool Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Locust Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 20.7 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 23.0 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 12.6 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.5 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 14.0 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls of Cheat: 9.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Asbury Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkW 268°1,481 m8.8 mi
Cheat MountainWNW 287°1,481 m9.8 mi
Bald KnobWNW 301°1,476 m6.5 mi
Tygart Valley NorthWNW 298°1,457 m10.3 mi
Beech Flat KnobNW 312°1,433 m10.2 mi
Snyder KnobNW 322°1,432 m12.0 mi
Mace KnobWNW 289°1,425 m10.5 mi
Elleber KnobENE 76°1,401 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice05:5720:0820:47
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273037475663676761504031
Precip in3.53.04.54.25.25.14.43.63.93.13.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frost 3NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524626

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