Briery Knob
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
- 1,145 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanging Rock: 2.1 mi
- Snakeden Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mill Knob: 2.7 mi
- Fork Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Bishop Knob: 4.2 mi
- Cranberry Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.0 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 5.4 mi
- 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
- Mill Run: 18.2 mi
- McClung: 21.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 22.2 mi
- Bryant: 23.1 mi
- Fairview: 24.7 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 4.2 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 10.2 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.5 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 5.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.9 mi
- Beartown State Park: 19.1 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 21.2 mi
- Hillsboro: 17.4 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 22.4 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.8 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 16.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 17.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Briery Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Spruce Knob | E 95° | 1,419 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 104° | 1,403 m | 13.1 mi |
| Barlow Top | ESE 105° | 1,384 m | 13.9 mi |
| Briery Knob | SE 144° | 1,377 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SE 143° | 1,355 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | E 82° | 1,355 m | 12.1 mi |
| Grassy Knob | S 185° | 1,332 m | 15.0 mi |
| Job Knob | SSW 195° | 1,324 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
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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