Big Rock
Big Rock rises to 758 m in West Virginia. Myles Knob stands 1,054 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31500177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 758 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 3.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 4 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 5 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Concho Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ford Knob: 1.8 mi
- Cotton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Harvey Knob: 5.5 mi
- Gauley Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Tennis Courts: 4.0 mi
- Hawks Nest State Park: 4.5 mi
- Janutola Park: 4.5 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 5.2 mi
- B. Rhinehart Park: 6.1 mi
- Head Wall: 5.0 mi
- Headless Wall: 5.0 mi
- Little Head Wall: 5.1 mi
- Kingfish: 5.1 mi
- Ameless Wall: 5.1 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 10.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 11.1 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 11.8 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 11.9 mi
- Kay Moor: 6.9 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 8.0 mi
- Nuttallburg: 8.2 mi
- Thurmond: 9.9 mi
- Greenwood: 17.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 3.9 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 5.0 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 6.0 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 9.4 mi
- The Canopy: 11.6 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 5.2 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 12.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Needleseye Park: 7.7 mi
- Grandview: 17.8 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.3 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 20.3 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 20.3 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 20.3 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Big Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Knob | ESE 109° | 1,054 m | 21.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SE 132° | 1,049 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 225° | 1,011 m | 18.6 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 223° | 1,009 m | 18.2 mi |
| Buster Knob | ESE 113° | 997 m | 21.1 mi |
| Beelick Knob | SE 131° | 991 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lick Knob | SW 216° | 989 m | 11.3 mi |
| Stevens Knob | ESE 114° | 986 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:28 | 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 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anstead Hawks Nest SP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524690
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