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Blue Knob

Blue Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.14649, -81.95152

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 38
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Community Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Governor's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • East End Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney KnobSSE 168°603 m11.6 mi
Rattlesnake KnobS 188°601 m19.4 mi
Workman KnobESE 123°599 m11.5 mi
Blair MountainSSE 165°596 m20.3 mi
Wet KnobSSW 196°574 m18.8 mi
Brushy PointSSE 164°545 m16.0 mi
Cabin HillSSW 200°537 m21.9 mi
Bee MountainE 81°530 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0620:1520:55
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:4116:3117:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353845566573767569574638
Precip in3.63.54.44.45.44.55.44.33.43.23.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison 3nnw, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356515573

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