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. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31506670, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,113 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
- Little Laurel Overlook · 25 mi
132 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 25 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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