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Bible Knob

Bible Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bible Knob rises to 923 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moser Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31498397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.64512, -79.38643

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Springs: 11
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Hall Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Locust Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Maple Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Raven Rocks: 4.6 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 13.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 13.0 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 13.1 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Seneca Caverns: 8.2 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 16.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bible Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobWNW 296°1,482 m8.8 mi
Kile KnobWSW 249°1,395 m5.5 mi
Horse RockNW 321°1,374 m9.7 mi
Panther KnobSW 226°1,371 m8.1 mi
Pike KnobWNW 299°1,308 m3.2 mi
Harmon RocksNNW 343°1,243 m4.2 mi
Ruleman MountainSW 227°1,233 m5.9 mi
Simmons MountainSW 215°1,121 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5420:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3316:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524673

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