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Blue Knob

Blue Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.17567, -80.27952

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Locust Creek Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Blowing Springs: 22.5 mi
  • Grose Spring: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 12.0 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.2 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Spruce KnobNNE 33°1,434 m12.5 mi
Red Lick MountainNE 40°1,428 m12.7 mi
Big Spruce KnobNE 34°1,419 m7.2 mi
Black MountainNNE 29°1,403 m4.7 mi
Tea Creek MountainNNE 27°1,385 m13.2 mi
Barlow TopNE 40°1,384 m4.8 mi
Briery KnobWSW 238°1,377 m4.1 mi
Rocky KnobWSW 252°1,355 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:33
June solstice05:5920:0920:48
September equinox07:1018:4519:20
December solstice07:3516:2417:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139495967716963514032
Precip in3.73.14.44.14.84.14.23.73.53.03.23.9

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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