Bald Knob
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
- 1,363 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 4.7 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 11.9 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 16.5 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elleber Knob: 1.0 mi
- Watering Pond Knob: 1.9 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 4.9 mi
- Asbury Knob: 6.3 mi
- Highland Park: 7.1 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 10.8 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 10.9 mi
- Locust Spring: 12.9 mi
- Bolar Spring: 13.4 mi
- Cool Spring: 13.9 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 19.5 mi
- Phillips Spring: 19.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- NRAO Science Center: 5.9 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 7.1 mi
- Highland County Museum: 12.9 mi
- Locust Springs: 12.8 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 20.2 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 13.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 16.6 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 17.3 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 12.1 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 14.5 mi
- Byrd Point: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 267° | 1,481 m | 15.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 283° | 1,476 m | 12.2 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | WNW 294° | 1,433 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elleber Knob | NNW 329° | 1,401 m | 1.0 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | NNE 12° | 1,396 m | 1.9 mi |
| Ward Knob | WNW 299° | 1,385 m | 15.6 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NE 44° | 1,370 m | 14.0 mi |
| Paddy Knob | SSW 205° | 1,365 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mill GAP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524635
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