Blue Knob
Blue Knob rises to 1,340 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Viney Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31430090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1340 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Viney Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Caesar Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 2.0 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 4.4 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 7.7 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi
- Stillwell Park: 10.2 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 3.0 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 3.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 3.1 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 14.2 mi
- Mill Run: 5.8 mi
- Sunset: 18.3 mi
- Alum Springs: 22.3 mi
- Brink: 23.1 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 4.6 mi
- Blowing Springs: 22.5 mi
- Grose Spring: 24.8 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 8.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 8.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Bolar Mountain Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.2 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 4.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.8 mi
- Allendale Nursery: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Blue Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | NNE 33° | 1,434 m | 12.5 mi |
| Red Lick Mountain | NE 40° | 1,428 m | 12.7 mi |
| Big Spruce Knob | NE 34° | 1,419 m | 7.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNE 29° | 1,403 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,385 m | 13.2 mi |
| Barlow Top | NE 40° | 1,384 m | 4.8 mi |
| Briery Knob | WSW 238° | 1,377 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WSW 252° | 1,355 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:09 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:24 | 17:05 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buckeye, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550394 — Blue Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523266
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