Bald Knob
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Bald Knob rises to 1,476 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Bald Knob is the highest summit of Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. At an altitude of 4,843 feet (1,476 m) above sea level, Bald Knob is the third-highest point in West Virginia and the Allegheny Mountains.
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Wikidata Q2880642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1476 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 8.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 10.5 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 11.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 11 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old House Knob: 3.6 mi
- Tygart Valley North: 3.9 mi
- Cheat Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Beech Flat Knob: 4.0 mi
- Mace Knob: 4.4 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 0.3 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 3.0 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 3.6 mi
- Cass Historical District: 3.6 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Powerhouse: 3.5 mi
- Boiler House: 3.5 mi
- Cass: 3.6 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 17.7 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 18.9 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 19.1 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 23.0 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 24.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.4 mi
- Locust Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bolar Spring: 21.2 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 3.5 mi
- High Falls: 23.9 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 6.3 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 19.1 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 13.1 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 23.8 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 11.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Locust Springs: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | W 263° | 1,481 m | 3.9 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | SW 222° | 1,481 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | WNW 293° | 1,457 m | 3.9 mi |
| Red Spruce Knob | SW 235° | 1,434 m | 14.7 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | NNW 329° | 1,433 m | 4.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NNW 344° | 1,432 m | 6.4 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SW 230° | 1,428 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mace Knob | W 272° | 1,425 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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