Asbury Knob
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
- 7.4 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 8.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 10.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 14.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 14 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lower Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Peters Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Old House Knob: 5.6 mi
- Elleber Knob: 5.9 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 4.6 mi
- Cass Historical District: 4.7 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 6.3 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 6.6 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 8.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- NRAO Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 13.4 mi
- Highland County Museum: 18.8 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 24.5 mi
- 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
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 15.6 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 17.4 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 20.4 mi
- Locust Springs: 16.3 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 19.3 mi
- Byrd Point: 19.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 22.0 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 8.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 268° | 1,481 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,481 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 301° | 1,476 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | WNW 298° | 1,457 m | 10.3 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NW 312° | 1,433 m | 10.2 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NW 322° | 1,432 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mace Knob | WNW 289° | 1,425 m | 10.5 mi |
| Elleber Knob | ENE 76° | 1,401 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frost 3NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524626
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