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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

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
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
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
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Bible Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobWNW1,482 m8.8 mi
Kile KnobWSW1,395 m5.5 mi
Horse RockNW1,374 m9.7 mi
Panther KnobSW1,371 m8.1 mi
Snowy MountainSW1,370 m10.2 mi
Pike KnobWNW1,308 m3.2 mi
Harmon RocksNNW1,243 m4.2 mi
Ruleman MountainSW1,233 m5.9 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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