Blue Knob
Blue Knob rises to 432 m in West Virginia. Lonetree Mountain stands 777 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoonover Knob, a peak 2.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31506467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 432 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.8 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
- Schoonover Knob: 2.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.1 mi
- Spread Bend Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 4.8 mi
- Carnes Knob: 6.5 mi
- Clay County Park: 3.7 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 10.3 mi
- Gauley River National Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Chestnut Point: 20.5 mi
- Whipporwill: 22.8 mi
- The Coliseum: 22.8 mi
- Gun Wall: 22.8 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 22.9 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 18.8 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 21.8 mi
- Grotto: 23.7 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 22.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 22.4 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.9 mi
- Skyline Drive: 24.4 mi
- Train tunnel: 14.1 mi
- Captain John Young: 14.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.4 mi
- Wedding Garden: 23.9 mi
- July: 24.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonetree Mountain | SE 130° | 777 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 175° | 774 m | 22.0 mi |
| Corren Knob | ESE 106° | 745 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | S 174° | 708 m | 19.7 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SSE 152° | 705 m | 17.6 mi |
| Emanuel Hill | SSE 155° | 647 m | 21.6 mi |
| Barnette Hill | E 79° | 566 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bird Knob | SSW 203° | 555 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524696
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