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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 760 m in West Virginia. Beech Lick Knob stands 1,000 m to the southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1550157)

Wikidata Q31479279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
760 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.82066, -78.89900

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
Springs: 16
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 5.6 mi
  • Stranderman Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 15.1 mi
Museums: 14
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech Lick KnobSW 219°1,000 m9.8 mi
White Grass KnobSW 221°988 m8.9 mi
Carr MountainSW 218°938 m11.0 mi
Snyder KnobNE 42°936 m10.1 mi
Third PointSW 214°933 m9.7 mi
Reynolds KnobW 264°930 m8.8 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobSW 217°917 m7.7 mi
Ant KnobWSW 250°916 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:28
June solstice05:5120:0520:45
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239515967716963524234

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lost RVR, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550157 — Bald Knob, Hardy County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523159

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