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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 1,332 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabin Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31479489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1332 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.00789, -79.42745

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
  • Dolly Sods Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Davis Riverfront Park: 8.5 mi
  • Davis Park: 8.8 mi
  • Tucker Boulder Park: 9.0 mi
  • Potomac Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 8
Springs: 6
  • Bubbling Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Pat Spring: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Lower Slabs: 12.3 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 12.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 12.5 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 12.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 8.3 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 17.0 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 24.0 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonSSW 196°1,452 m5.7 mi
Green KnobS 187°1,424 m7.6 mi
Haystack KnobS 185°1,376 m7.2 mi
Weiss KnobS 187°1,359 m1.0 mi
Job KnobSSW 208°1,353 m10.9 mi
Brierpatch MountainSSW 212°1,348 m9.4 mi
Cabin MountainESE 115°1,331 m0.5 mi
CabinNE 52°1,304 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836465562656459493931
Precip in4.84.45.35.15.85.35.74.24.03.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins 21 ENE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553788 — Bald Knob, Tucker County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524638

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