Big Bull Hill
Big Bull Hill rises to 1,169 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31498939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1169 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellis Knob: 1.4 mi
- Blue Knob: 1.7 mi
- Bee Knob: 2.0 mi
- Cold Knob: 2.9 mi
- Grassy Knob: 3.2 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 9.3 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 10.4 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 11.5 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Circus Wall: 22.5 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 22.6 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 22.7 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 22.7 mi
- Long Wall: 22.8 mi
- Mill Run: 13.1 mi
- McClung: 15.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 15.2 mi
- Bryant: 16.3 mi
- Fairview: 17.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 9.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 18.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 23.3 mi
- The Bunker: 23.5 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 8.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 8.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 8.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 10.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 10.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 17.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 23.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 14.1 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 18.6 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 14.3 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.7 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 9.1 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 11.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Big Bull Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | ENE 66° | 1,377 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ENE 58° | 1,355 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 63° | 1,340 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SW 216° | 1,332 m | 3.2 mi |
| Job Knob | WSW 250° | 1,324 m | 4.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,316 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cold Knob | SSW 194° | 1,314 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNE 32° | 1,297 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523243
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