Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 717 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 22 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31479258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 717 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 22.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 29 mi
92 named places within 25 miles
- Cook Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Cherry Pond Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Squealer Knob: 7.1 mi
- Kopperston Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Walhonde Roadside Park: 4.6 mi
- Gilliland Park: 13.8 mi
- Eskdale Community Park: 16.2 mi
- Madison City Park: 16.4 mi
- Buffalo Creek Memoral Park: 16.6 mi
- Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial: 7.8 mi
- John Cooke Marker: 13.5 mi
- Wyoming County Veterns Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site: 17.0 mi
- Wyoming County Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 23.7 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 24.0 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 24.0 mi
- Big Branch Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
- Bailey Lake Day Use Area: 22.0 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SE 135° | 1,083 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 140° | 1,037 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pond Knob | E 89° | 1,011 m | 10.3 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | E 91° | 1,009 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kopperston Mountain | SSE 153° | 993 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | ENE 76° | 989 m | 17.3 mi |
| High Knob | E 82° | 976 m | 17.5 mi |
| Boyd Branch Knob | E 83° | 956 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:30 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oceana 2 SE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524634
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