Blue Knob
Blue Knob rises to 420 m in West Virginia. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 5.1 miles away. Midland Trail passes 22 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31506505, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 420 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Hilbert Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Madison City Park: 9.2 mi
- Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Forks of Coal Recreational Area: 11.8 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.1 mi
- Stowers Knob: 8.5 mi
- Green Shoals Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Workman Knob: 11.5 mi
- Piney Knob: 11.6 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 21.7 mi
- Milton Veterans Memorial: 22.3 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 22.3 mi
- World War 2: 22.3 mi
- State Capitol: 22.3 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 19.9 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 21.7 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 22.3 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 22.6 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 22.6 mi
- Burial Atendants: 20.7 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 22.6 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 22.6 mi
- Women's Soldier: 22.7 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 17.8 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Governor's Garden: 22.5 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 19.2 mi
- Skyline Drive: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Knob | SSE 168° | 603 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | S 188° | 601 m | 19.4 mi |
| Workman Knob | ESE 123° | 599 m | 11.5 mi |
| Blair Mountain | SSE 165° | 596 m | 20.3 mi |
| Wet Knob | SSW 196° | 574 m | 18.8 mi |
| Brushy Point | SSE 164° | 545 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cabin Hill | SSW 200° | 537 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bee Mountain | E 81° | 530 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison 3nnw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515573
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