Bald Knob
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
- 1.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Rock: 0.9 mi
- Barlow Top: 2.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Day Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 4.3 mi
- Stillwell Park: 4.9 mi
- Community Wellness Center: 5.1 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 7.7 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 11.0 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 8.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 8.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 8.3 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 18.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 23.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 7.1 mi
- Blowing Springs: 18.6 mi
- Grose Spring: 21.1 mi
- Muddy Spring Run: 24.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 4.2 mi
- Bath County Historical Society: 24.1 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 6.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 11.4 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 18.9 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 17.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | NNE 11° | 1,434 m | 8.9 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,428 m | 8.5 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | NNW 347° | 1,419 m | 4.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NW 310° | 1,403 m | 3.7 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | N 5° | 1,397 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gay Knob | NE 38° | 1,386 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | N 5° | 1,385 m | 10.1 mi |
| Barlow Top | NW 314° | 1,384 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523157
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