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Briery Knob

Briery Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Briery Knob rises to 1,082 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Midland Trail passes 6.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31512180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1082 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.03262, -80.58953

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Cliffs: 24
  • Cambodia: 18.8 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 18.8 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 18.9 mi
  • Fourth Buttress: 19.1 mi
  • Third Buttress: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Attractions: 6
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 13.6 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 14.8 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 15.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 20.4 mi
  • The Bunker: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Hillsboro: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Briery Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobENE 66°1,332 m5.5 mi
Job KnobNE 38°1,324 m4.1 mi
Cold KnobENE 72°1,314 m6.5 mi
Cross MountainS 181°1,271 m4.1 mi
Beech KnobN 351°1,261 m5.6 mi
Little Beech KnobN 356°1,255 m5.7 mi
Bee KnobENE 65°1,231 m9.7 mi
Blue KnobNE 43°1,227 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:34
June solstice06:0120:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523309

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