Big Knob
Big Knob rises to 437 m in West Virginia. Gauley Mountain stands 774 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Wikidata Q31499534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 437 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 24 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 8.1 mi
- Clay County Park: 12.9 mi
- 57th St Park: 16.0 mi
- Carnes Knob: 3.3 mi
- Lizann Knob: 4.6 mi
- Beulah Knob: 4.8 mi
- Hickory Knob: 5.1 mi
- Johnny Knob: 5.3 mi
- Train tunnel: 5.4 mi
- Captain John Young: 6.0 mi
- Donnally Monuments: 17.2 mi
- West Virginia Liberty Bell: 17.4 mi
- War Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Women's Soldier: 17.4 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 17.4 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 17.5 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Burial Atendants: 21.1 mi
- Grotto: 14.4 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 17.5 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 17.5 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 17.7 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 18.7 mi
- Wedding Garden: 14.6 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Skyline Drive: 15.3 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 20.8 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.7 mi
- Chestnut Point: 17.4 mi
- July: 18.7 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Big Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gauley Mountain | SSE 151° | 774 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | SSE 147° | 708 m | 20.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 128° | 705 m | 21.8 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | S 178° | 702 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SSE 161° | 628 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bird Knob | SSE 152° | 555 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SW 223° | 530 m | 23.6 mi |
| Wallowhole Knob | E 95° | 513 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553894 — Big Knob, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524681
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