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Bickett Knob

Bickett Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bickett Knob rises to 1,014 m in West Virginia. Wind Rock stands 1,246 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Calders Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

Bickett Knob is a summit in Monroe County, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,327 feet (1,014 m), Bickett Knob is the 231st highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Bickett Knob was named for the local Bickett family, which settled there.

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Wikidata Q31498518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1014 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.63096, -80.56535

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 6
  • Second Creek Mill: 6.5 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Springs: 6
  • Big Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Middle Cascades: 18.1 mi
  • Cascades: 18.2 mi
  • The Cascades: 18.2 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Brooks Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Bickett Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wind RockS 170°1,246 m15.2 mi
Wrights PeakSSE 168°1,242 m10.9 mi
Brushy TopS 187°1,236 m16.7 mi
Lone Pine PeakSSE 166°1,232 m15.9 mi
Salt Pond MountainSSE 166°1,231 m15.9 mi
Minie Ball HillS 170°1,197 m15.7 mi
Keeney KnobNW 322°1,195 m12.5 mi
Fork MountainSSE 161°1,192 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0220:0920:48
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3416:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1535763 — Bickett Knob, Monroe County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356515482

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