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Boggs Knob

Boggs Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Boggs Knob rises to 1,102 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sims Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31507818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1102 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.91956, -80.78009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
Cliffs: 37
  • Dowdy Bluff: 15.2 mi
  • Cambodia: 16.6 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 17.0 mi
  • Third Buttress: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 14.8 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 15.4 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 15.7 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 18.1 mi
Museums: 8
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 17.9 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 18.0 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Sandstone Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Boggs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainENE 70°1,271 m10.9 mi
Huggins KnobENE 75°1,204 m12.5 mi
Buffalo MountainENE 73°1,204 m12.7 mi
Keeney KnobSSE 158°1,195 m10.9 mi
Joe KnobENE 57°1,192 m13.1 mi
Pollock KnobNE 40°1,187 m11.6 mi
Red Spring MountainSSE 160°1,169 m10.3 mi
Rich KnobNE 40°1,160 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:50
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524699

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