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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,363 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Elleber Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 4.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4797777

Wikidata Q31479406, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1363 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.40731, -79.71254

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 9.6 mi
  • Powerhouse: 10.7 mi
  • Boiler House: 10.7 mi
  • Cass: 11.1 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 6.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 7.9 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 12.8 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls of Cheat: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkW 267°1,481 m15.1 mi
Bald KnobWNW 283°1,476 m12.2 mi
Beech Flat KnobWNW 294°1,433 m15.2 mi
Elleber KnobNNW 329°1,401 m1.0 mi
Watering Pond KnobNNE 12°1,396 m1.9 mi
Snowy MountainNE 44°1,370 m14.0 mi
Paddy KnobSSW 205°1,365 m10.8 mi
Bear MountainNNE 23°1,362 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3316:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485764686760493931
Precip in3.32.93.94.24.84.54.33.74.03.03.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mill GAP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524635

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