Bear Knob
Bear Knob rises to 570 m in West Virginia. High Germany Knob stands 1,065 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pringle Tree Park, a park 5.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 3.2 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31493568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 570 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 15.4 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 18.2 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 24.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pringle Tree Park: 5.2 mi
- North End Youth Center: 5.5 mi
- Stockert Youth Center: 5.5 mi
- Stockert Youth Center Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Jawbone Park: 5.6 mi
- Purgatory Hill: 5.6 mi
- Fisher Summit: 7.1 mi
- Buckhannon Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Pine Knob: 9.6 mi
- Deen Knob: 10.4 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 5.4 mi
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial: 9.5 mi
- The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 9.6 mi
- The East and West Second Street Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Fairyland Nickelodeon Movies: 9.7 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Weston Historic Walking Tour: 9.6 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 24.7 mi
- Stonewall Resort State Park: 13.4 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 5.4 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 23.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 23.6 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 23.8 mi
- Bulltown: 23.8 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Germany Knob | SSE 157° | 1,065 m | 23.5 mi |
| Thorn Knob | E 88° | 887 m | 23.0 mi |
| Long Run Hill | SE 144° | 876 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bear Knob | SE 142° | 869 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kelly Knob | SE 145° | 813 m | 18.2 mi |
| Church Knob | SSE 151° | 736 m | 16.8 mi |
| Big Run Knob | S 175° | 732 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cleveland Mountain | S 190° | 647 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:20 | 17:03 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckhannon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524645
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 5 mi
- Weston · 10 mi
- Clarksburg · 16 mi
- Bridgeport · 17 mi
- Shinnston · 23 mi
- Grafton · 24 mi
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