Blue Knob
Blue Knob rises to 1,227 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Manning Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 7.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31506487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,227 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Manning Knob: 1.6 mi
- Big Bull Hill: 1.7 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Ellis Knob: 3.0 mi
- Sugarcamp Knob: 3.2 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 10.9 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 11.5 mi
- Circus Wall: 21.0 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 21.1 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 21.2 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 21.2 mi
- Long Wall: 21.3 mi
- Mill Run: 14.2 mi
- McClung: 14.5 mi
- Walker Hill: 14.7 mi
- Bryant: 15.7 mi
- Fairview: 16.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 7.6 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 20.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 8.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 8.8 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 8.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 8.8 mi
- Beartown State Park: 12.3 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 18.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.8 mi
- Hillsboro: 15.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 19.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 15.2 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 22.1 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 7.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 12.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | ENE 78° | 1,377 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | ENE 71° | 1,355 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 71° | 1,340 m | 11.6 mi |
| Grassy Knob | SSW 192° | 1,332 m | 4.0 mi |
| Job Knob | SW 229° | 1,324 m | 4.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,316 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cold Knob | S 175° | 1,314 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NE 42° | 1,297 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524695
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