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Bother Knob

Bother Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bother Knob rises to 1,323 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Skidmore Fork Scenic Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31510324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50747, -79.21125

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Historic sites: 16
Springs: 14
Museums: 10
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Treasure Mountain: 12.4 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 15.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 20.1 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 20.3 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.5 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Bother Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobSSW 208°1,338 m3.5 mi
Flagpole KnobE 84°1,336 m1.5 mi
Slate Springs MountainE 86°1,332 m1.3 mi
Little Bald KnobSSW 198°1,320 m8.3 mi
Tearjacket KnobSSW 212°1,289 m10.7 mi
High KnobNNE 27°1,246 m4.8 mi
Dyers KnobSSW 213°1,245 m4.4 mi
Dundore MountainENE 69°1,244 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5420:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3116:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523284

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