Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 552 m in Maryland. Sampson Rock stands 895 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4348705.
Wikidata Q31598549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 552 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 1.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 10 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 11 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Constitution Park: 3.5 mi
- Smith Park: 4.4 mi
- C&O Canal Towpath: 4.4 mi
- Canal Place Historical Park: 4.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 4.5 mi
- Little Knob: 0.8 mi
- Collier Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Irons Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 2.8 mi
- McNamee Hill: 3.0 mi
- Evitts Creek Pond Fish Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Fagan CREP Easement: 3.6 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 5.3 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 5.6 mi
- Browning CREP Easement: 5.7 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 4.3 mi
- National Road Monument: 4.5 mi
- Steam Pump: 6.1 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 7.0 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 9.2 mi
- Allegany Museum: 4.5 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 4.6 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 4.6 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 4.7 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 5.2 mi
- Dawson Spring: 17.9 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 21.9 mi
- Natural Spring: 21.9 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 22.1 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 24.1 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 2.6 mi
- Mountain View: 9.5 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 20.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 21.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.9 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 24.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 5.3 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 15.2 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 17.7 mi
- Art: 12.9 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 24.2 mi
- River Beach: 16.4 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Rock | WNW 287° | 895 m | 13.8 mi |
| Saint John Rock | W 274° | 890 m | 15.3 mi |
| Dans Rock | WSW 247° | 883 m | 12.5 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | WNW 293° | 859 m | 13.8 mi |
| Wolf Rock | WSW 244° | 832 m | 14.1 mi |
| Fairview | WSW 238° | 823 m | 18.1 mi |
| Gravel Hill | WNW 282° | 819 m | 16.2 mi |
| Shocky Hill | WNW 293° | 816 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358238189
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 25 mi
- Hancock · 27 mi
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