Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 488 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bragg Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31499513, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 488 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 25.0 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 28.5 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 29.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 27 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 27 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bragg Knob: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 2.8 mi
- Frame Knob: 5.4 mi
- Wallowhole Knob: 5.5 mi
- Spread Bend Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Gun Wall: 18.3 mi
- The Coliseum: 18.3 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 18.3 mi
- Long Wall: 18.4 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 18.4 mi
- Clay County Park: 6.8 mi
- Young Monument: 10.1 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
- Summersville Park: 15.9 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Train tunnel: 23.9 mi
- Captain John Young: 24.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 18.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 18.1 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 19.1 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | ESE 117° | 924 m | 19.5 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 132° | 848 m | 17.0 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SE 128° | 804 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fury Knob | SSE 147° | 789 m | 22.3 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SSE 160° | 777 m | 15.3 mi |
| Corren Knob | SE 129° | 745 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | SSW 201° | 708 m | 22.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | S 186° | 705 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524685
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