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Briery Knob

Briery Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Briery Knob rises to 1,145 m in West Virginia. Big Spruce Knob stands 1,419 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanging Rock, a peak 2.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31430119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1145 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.28095, -80.47175

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 25
Cliffs: 10
  • Circus Wall: 20.0 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 20.1 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 20.2 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 20.3 mi
  • Long Wall: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 5.1 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.8 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 16.6 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Briery Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Spruce KnobE 95°1,419 m14.5 mi
Black MountainESE 104°1,403 m13.1 mi
Barlow TopESE 105°1,384 m13.9 mi
Briery KnobSE 144°1,377 m11.7 mi
Rocky KnobSE 143°1,355 m10.7 mi
Sugar Creek MountainE 82°1,355 m12.1 mi
Blue KnobSE 125°1,340 m12.7 mi
Grassy KnobS 185°1,332 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1020:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550465 — Briery Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523312

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