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Bearwallow Knob

Bearwallow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bearwallow Knob rises to 708 m in West Virginia. Buck Knob stands 1,056 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gauley Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 3.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31494054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
708 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.18650, -81.11372

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Ansted Town Park: 3.2 mi
  • B. Rhinehart Park: 4.5 mi
  • Hawks Nest State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Gauley Bridge Tennis Courts: 5.2 mi
  • Travellers Field: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 35
  • Sandstonia: 6.0 mi
  • Kingfish: 6.2 mi
  • Ameless Wall: 6.3 mi
  • Little Head Wall: 6.4 mi
  • Headless Wall: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 13.9 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 15.7 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 15.9 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 17.5 mi
  • Walter Scott's statue: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The Mystery Hole: 4.6 mi
  • Vanbibbers Rock: 5.8 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 8.2 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 14.7 mi
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cathedral Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Bearwallow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck KnobESE1,056 m22.5 mi
Myles KnobSE1,054 m22.2 mi
Beargarden KnobESE1,008 m21.3 mi
Walnut KnobESE1,005 m21.4 mi
Buster KnobSE997 m22.0 mi
Lick KnobSSW989 m19.6 mi
Sewell MountainSE979 m22.8 mi
High KnobSSW976 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0220:1220:52
September equinox07:1318:4819:23
December solstice07:3816:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546270737266554436
Precip in3.33.04.24.35.04.75.94.23.63.13.13.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524651

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