Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 1,047 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballengee Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31479467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,047 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 13.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 23 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ballengee Knob: 0.6 mi
- Sassafras Knob: 1.3 mi
- Elk Knob: 1.5 mi
- Sewell Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Red Spring Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Pence Springs Hotel Historic District: 4.9 mi
- John Henry Historical Park: 6.4 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 6.7 mi
- Alderson Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Alderson Athletic Field: 7.4 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 8.1 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 8.3 mi
- Second Creek Mill: 17.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 20.9 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 21.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.5 mi
- Organ Cave: 18.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.6 mi
- Ship Rock: 20.5 mi
- The Canopy: 22.4 mi
- Brooks Falls: 7.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Coffman Hill: 19.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 7.6 mi
- Grandview: 17.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeney Knob | ENE 58° | 1,195 m | 4.0 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | NE 48° | 1,169 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | ENE 57° | 1,116 m | 1.3 mi |
| Boggs Knob | N 357° | 1,102 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ballengee Knob | NE 38° | 1,095 m | 0.6 mi |
| Elk Knob | SSW 211° | 1,078 m | 1.5 mi |
| Little Sewell Mountain | N 10° | 1,051 m | 14.7 mi |
| Walnut Knob | NW 319° | 1,049 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524631
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