Brier Knob
Brier Knob rises to 1,136 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sumac Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Midland Trail passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31512152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1136 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 13.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 24 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sumac Knob: 0.7 mi
- Grassy Knob: 1.0 mi
- Pollock Knob: 1.4 mi
- Peaser Knob: 1.6 mi
- Allen Knob: 1.9 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
- Rupert City Park: 6.4 mi
- Mundy Park: 6.8 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 7.8 mi
- Cambodia: 14.3 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 14.3 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 14.4 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 14.6 mi
- Third Buttress: 14.8 mi
- McClung: 3.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 3.8 mi
- Bryant: 4.8 mi
- Fairview: 6.1 mi
- Tina: 18.8 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 14.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 19.7 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 19.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 19.7 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 13.6 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 16.4 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 19.6 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 22.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.7 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.5 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 23.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 16.4 mi
- Beartown State Park: 21.3 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 14.6 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 21.6 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Brier Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | E 87° | 1,332 m | 9.2 mi |
| Job Knob | ENE 77° | 1,324 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 88° | 1,314 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SE 145° | 1,271 m | 7.2 mi |
| Beech Knob | NE 41° | 1,261 m | 5.0 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | NE 43° | 1,255 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 66° | 1,227 m | 10.9 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NE 41° | 1,223 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550458 — Brier Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523306
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