Blue Rock Knob
Blue Rock Knob rises to 1,113 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Beech Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31506670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1113 m
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 13.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 13.7 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
- 17.4 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 16 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beech Mountain: 2.5 mi
- High Germany Knob: 2.7 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.2 mi
- Round Knob: 4.3 mi
- Cherry Knob: 4.5 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 7.4 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 8.0 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 8.3 mi
- Valley Bend Wetland Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.3 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Wilson Monument: 18.9 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 20.8 mi
- Upshur War Monument: 20.9 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 12.5 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 12.8 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 16.8 mi
- High Falls: 18.8 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 14.1 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 16.0 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 20.7 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 24.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 17.3 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.5 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Maniac Mountain: 24.9 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 14.9 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.1 mi
- Pat Spring: 24.0 mi
- Buckhannon Mural: 21.0 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 21.1 mi
- Gertrude: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Blue Rock Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,481 m | 19.2 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SSE 159° | 1,457 m | 17.4 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SSE 151° | 1,433 m | 16.3 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 145° | 1,432 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSE 162° | 1,425 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ward Knob | SSE 148° | 1,385 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sharp Knob | S 188° | 1,379 m | 19.4 mi |
| Crouch Knob | SE 138° | 1,374 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
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 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pickens 2 N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1553936 — Blue Rock Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524697
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 21 mi
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