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Beech Flat Knob

Beech Flat Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.49734, -79.96979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls of Cheat: 0.8 mi
  • High Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
  • NRAO Science Center: 9.4 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 21.8 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Cool Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Locust Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheat MountainSSW 204°1,481 m4.3 mi
Thorny BenchmarkS 190°1,481 m7.2 mi
Bald KnobSSE 149°1,476 m4.0 mi
Tygart Valley NorthSW 218°1,457 m2.4 mi
Snyder KnobN 7°1,432 m2.7 mi
Red Lick MountainSW 215°1,428 m15.2 mi
Mace KnobSW 215°1,425 m4.0 mi
Elleber KnobESE 112°1,401 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3416:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431425159636256463527
Precip in6.15.06.05.25.85.74.94.84.44.14.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snowshoe, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523200

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