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Bee Knob

Bee Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bee Knob rises to 987 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolair Ball Field, a park 0.8 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31494709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
987 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42761, -80.43258

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Bee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobESE 115°1,434 m16.6 mi
Red Lick MountainESE 115°1,428 m18.1 mi
Big Spruce KnobSE 133°1,419 m16.8 mi
Black MountainSE 142°1,403 m17.0 mi
Gauley MountainE 99°1,397 m14.6 mi
Tea Creek MountainESE 112°1,385 m15.3 mi
Barlow TopSE 140°1,384 m17.8 mi
Sharp KnobE 90°1,379 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1020:50
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3616:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441516067707064534235
Precip in4.33.95.35.15.96.26.65.84.43.74.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550237 — Bee Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523196

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