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Betty Bell Knob

Betty Bell Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Betty Bell Knob rises to 747 m in West Virginia. Beech Knob stands 1,261 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cambodia, a cliff 5.1 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31497885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
747 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.06484, -80.89648

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 51
Cliffs: 36
  • Cambodia: 5.1 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Second Buttress: 5.5 mi
  • Third Buttress: 5.5 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 8
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 9.8 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 12.5 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 13.9 mi
  • The Canopy: 15.3 mi
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 10.8 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 11.4 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.6 mi
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Betty Bell Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech KnobENE 78°1,261 m16.2 mi
Wildcat KnobE 81°1,223 m15.1 mi
Bush Place KnobE 83°1,208 m14.5 mi
Pollock KnobE 95°1,187 m13.8 mi
Rich KnobESE 105°1,160 m12.5 mi
Brier KnobE 92°1,136 m12.6 mi
Sumac KnobE 94°1,134 m12.0 mi
Mill Creek MountainESE 102°1,122 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0220:1120:50
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3716:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239505966706963514133
Precip in4.23.74.94.85.65.76.14.64.33.73.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1556053 — Betty Bell Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356525428

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