Bee Knob
Bee Knob rises to 1,231 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31494647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1231 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellis Knob: 1.7 mi
- Big Bull Hill: 2.0 mi
- Short Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cold Knob: 3.4 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.6 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 8.6 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.8 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 11.6 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 11.6 mi
- Coffman Hill: 22.0 mi
- Circus Wall: 24.5 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 24.6 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 24.7 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 24.8 mi
- Mill Run: 11.2 mi
- Alum Springs: 16.3 mi
- McClung: 16.7 mi
- Walker Hill: 16.8 mi
- Brink: 17.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 7.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 7.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 7.6 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.5 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.0 mi
- The Bunker: 22.2 mi
- Hillsboro: 12.4 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 16.8 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 8.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 15.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 12.6 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.0 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 9.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Bee Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | NE 52° | 1,377 m | 5.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 42° | 1,355 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | NE 55° | 1,340 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WSW 243° | 1,332 m | 4.2 mi |
| Job Knob | W 262° | 1,324 m | 6.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 51° | 1,316 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cold Knob | SW 231° | 1,314 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNE 20° | 1,297 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550236 — Bee Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523194
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