Bragg Knob
Bragg Knob rises to 494 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 26 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31511311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 494 m
How to reach it
- 26.0 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 27.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 29 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 29 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 2.5 mi
- Frame Knob: 2.9 mi
- Snake Knob: 3.8 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 4.7 mi
- Clay County Park: 7.2 mi
- Young Monument: 10.9 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Gassaway Park: 14.3 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
- Gun Wall: 20.6 mi
- The Coliseum: 20.6 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 20.6 mi
- Long Wall: 20.7 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 20.7 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 17.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
- Train tunnel: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Bragg Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | ESE 124° | 924 m | 20.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 138° | 848 m | 18.7 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SE 135° | 804 m | 19.8 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SSE 163° | 777 m | 17.6 mi |
| Corren Knob | SE 139° | 745 m | 12.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | S 186° | 705 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 89° | 693 m | 18.3 mi |
| Fowler Knob | SSE 164° | 686 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515652
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