Beech Flat Knob
Beech Flat Knob rises to 1,433 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is High Falls of Cheat, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Back Mountain Backway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31494963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1433 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 8.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 9.3 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 11.0 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 10 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ward Knob: 1.3 mi
- Rich Knob: 2.0 mi
- Tygart Valley North: 2.4 mi
- Snyder Knob: 2.7 mi
- Mace Knob: 4.0 mi
- Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 4.1 mi
- Whitaker Station Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 6.3 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Cass Historical District: 7.5 mi
- Cass Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park: 7.5 mi
- Powerhouse: 7.4 mi
- Boiler House: 7.4 mi
- Cass: 7.5 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 11.0 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 0.8 mi
- High Falls: 21.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 22.7 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 24.0 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 19.1 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 20.2 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 21.1 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.8 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 9.4 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 21.8 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 24.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.0 mi
- Locust Spring: 18.6 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 11.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 12.2 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 15.4 mi
- Locust Springs: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Beech Flat Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,481 m | 4.3 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | S 190° | 1,481 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 149° | 1,476 m | 4.0 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SW 218° | 1,457 m | 2.4 mi |
| Snyder Knob | N 7° | 1,432 m | 2.7 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | SW 215° | 1,428 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mace Knob | SW 215° | 1,425 m | 4.0 mi |
| Elleber Knob | ESE 112° | 1,401 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523200
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