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. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31494963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,433 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
- Little Laurel Overlook · 15 mi
103 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 25 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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