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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,308 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31429982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1308 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20095, -80.18646

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
Historic sites: 6
  • Hillsboro: 4.5 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 7.2 mi
  • Cass: 19.9 mi
  • Boiler House: 20.3 mi
  • Powerhouse: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Locust Creek Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Grose Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Muddy Spring Run: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.4 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE 11°1,434 m8.9 mi
Red Lick MountainNNE 21°1,428 m8.5 mi
Big Spruce KnobNNW 347°1,419 m4.4 mi
Black MountainNW 310°1,403 m3.7 mi
Gauley MountainN 5°1,397 m13.4 mi
Gay KnobNE 38°1,386 m10.2 mi
Tea Creek MountainN 5°1,385 m10.1 mi
Barlow TopNW 314°1,384 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3416:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523157

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