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Boggs Knob

Boggs Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Boggs Knob rises to 792 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Spring Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31507836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
792 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.00818, -80.37841

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Locust Creek Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Thomas Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 12.9 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 15.7 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Boggs Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobN 11°1,377 m9.6 mi
Rocky KnobN 7°1,355 m10.4 mi
Blue KnobNNE 25°1,340 m12.8 mi
Grassy KnobWNW 301°1,332 m7.6 mi
Job KnobWNW 299°1,324 m10.2 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 20°1,316 m12.1 mi
Cold KnobNW 305°1,314 m6.5 mi
Mikes KnobN 2°1,297 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:48
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3516:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516067717063524133
Precip in3.12.93.73.84.54.13.83.43.52.62.53.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewisburg 3 N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523273

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