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Bearwallow Knob

Bearwallow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bearwallow Knob rises to 1,227 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockcamp Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31494075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1227 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.20817, -80.40730

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
Cliffs: 10
  • Circus Wall: 23.4 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 23.6 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 23.6 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 23.7 mi
  • Long Wall: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 6.9 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.8 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 6.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 10.7 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bearwallow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobENE 71°1,419 m11.6 mi
Black MountainENE 78°1,403 m9.4 mi
Barlow TopE 82°1,384 m10.1 mi
Briery KnobSE 142°1,377 m5.6 mi
Rocky KnobSE 141°1,355 m4.6 mi
Sugar Creek MountainNE 51°1,355 m10.8 mi
High RockE 91°1,347 m11.1 mi
Blue KnobESE 108°1,340 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553825 — Bearwallow Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524652

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