Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 1,045 m in West Virginia. Huff Knob stands 1,088 m to the east-southeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Grave Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31479447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1045 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 18.5 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 22.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 21 mi
- Concho Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Grave Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Huff Knob: 1.3 mi
- Pond Knob: 3.8 mi
- Rich Knob: 4.0 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 7.9 mi
- Rhodell Park: 9.3 mi
- Sophia Little League Ballfields: 9.7 mi
- Helen Park: 10.1 mi
- Fitzpatrick Park: 10.9 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.3 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.3 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.4 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.4 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 14.5 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 12.1 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 13.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Stone Arch: 16.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 22.0 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 5.0 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Grandview: 17.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 21.2 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Ship Rock: 12.7 mi
- The Canopy: 22.4 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 24.0 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 16.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 16.8 mi
- Brooks Falls: 15.6 mi
- City Garden: 16.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Knob | ESE 117° | 1,088 m | 1.3 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,078 m | 1.2 mi |
| Elk Knob | ENE 66° | 1,078 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,069 m | 7.1 mi |
| Indian Grave Mountain | WSW 252° | 1,049 m | 1.2 mi |
| Freezeland Mountain | NE 51° | 1,040 m | 12.8 mi |
| Rich Knob | WSW 239° | 1,023 m | 4.0 mi |
| Stonelick Knob | ENE 67° | 1,006 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mullens 3 E, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553782 — Bald Knob, Raleigh County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524630
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