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. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31469405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,002 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
- Little Laurel Overlook · 19 mi
111 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 25 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 |
| 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 |
| Watering Pond Knob | ENE 70° | 1,396 m | 7.1 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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