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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 874 m in West Virginia. Mill Mountain stands 1,006 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

mountain in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1553789)

Wikidata Q31479299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
874 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.09705, -78.74280

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Baker Park: 3.8 mi
  • Short Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.7 mi
  • Warden Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
  • J. Allen Hawkins Community Park: 8.8 mi
  • Nathaniel Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Springs: 12
Historic sites: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Public River Access, Fishing: 16.8 mi
  • River Beach: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mill MountainSE 144°1,006 m10.1 mi
Devils BenchmarkS 177°995 m11.6 mi
Sugar KnobSE 140°976 m10.9 mi
Long MountainS 170°951 m10.2 mi
Little Sluice MountainSE 141°951 m11.9 mi
Snyder KnobS 188°936 m11.7 mi
Paddy MountainESE 123°910 m11.5 mi
Big SchlossSSE 159°894 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:5020:0520:45
September equinox07:0318:3919:14
December solstice07:3116:1416:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506068727164534334
Precip in2.32.02.93.13.93.83.73.63.82.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553789 — Bald Knob, Hardy County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524639

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