Bald Knob
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
Named places within 25 miles
- West Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Fallbush Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Flattop Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Weavers Knob: 4.1 mi
- Spring Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 3.9 mi
- Mathias Community Center: 4.2 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 11.5 mi
- Trout Pond Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Wolf Gap Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
- 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
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 14.2 mi
- Main Street of Yesteryear: 14.4 mi
- American Celebration on Parade: 14.5 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum: 16.7 mi
- New Market Battlefield Military Museum & Wharton Advance Trail: 16.7 mi
- Cootie Bug: 14.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 14.5 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 15.3 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 24.2 mi
- Love Essence: 24.2 mi
- Bryce Resort: 7.2 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 14.4 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 17.2 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 20.3 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 22.5 mi
- Helmick Rock: 10.7 mi
- Baker Rocks: 12.6 mi
- Markley Rocks: 13.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Collie Grave: 14.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 15.8 mi
- 54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment: 16.7 mi
- Van Buren Furnace: 21.3 mi
- Old grape garden: 14.3 mi
- W.O. Riley Park Garden: 21.1 mi
- Heishman Garden: 24.1 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Pavilian: 21.5 mi
- Lost River State Park: 6.7 mi
- Water Street Nature Reserve: 21.2 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Smoke Hole: 20.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Lick Knob | SW 219° | 1,000 m | 9.8 mi |
| White Grass Knob | SW 221° | 988 m | 8.9 mi |
| Carr Mountain | SW 218° | 938 m | 11.0 mi |
| Snyder Knob | NE 42° | 936 m | 10.1 mi |
| Third Point | SW 214° | 933 m | 9.7 mi |
| Reynolds Knob | W 264° | 930 m | 8.8 mi |
| Buffalo Clover Knob | SW 217° | 917 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ant Knob | WSW 250° | 916 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
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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