Beech Knob
Beech Knob rises to 1,261 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Beech Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31495049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,261 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 26 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 28 mi
- Concho Overlook · 28 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Beech Knob: 0.5 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.4 mi
- Bush Place Knob: 2.1 mi
- White Buck Knob: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Knob: 3.9 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.8 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 10.5 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
- Circus Wall: 15.5 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 15.6 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 15.6 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 15.7 mi
- Long Wall: 15.7 mi
- McClung: 8.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 8.7 mi
- Bryant: 9.7 mi
- Fairview: 11.1 mi
- Mill Run: 20.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 9.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 15.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 15.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 15.3 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 8.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 21.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 13.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 21.7 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 18.4 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 21.9 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 23.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 8.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 15.3 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Beech Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | ENE 77° | 1,355 m | 14.0 mi |
| Job Knob | ESE 124° | 1,324 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 116° | 1,314 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | E 83° | 1,289 m | 12.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | S 175° | 1,271 m | 9.7 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ENE 66° | 1,255 m | 0.5 mi |
| Bee Knob | E 98° | 1,231 m | 9.7 mi |
| Blue Knob | E 85° | 1,227 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524655
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