Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 1,173 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitman Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 7.5 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31515258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,173 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 11.8 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 14.9 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 17.1 mi off the Rich Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 21 mi
118 named places within 25 miles
- Whitman Knob: 1.3 mi
- Beech Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Round Knob: 2.7 mi
- Mast Knob: 3.5 mi
- Cherry Knob: 3.9 mi
- Huttonsville Park: 8.3 mi
- Huttonsville Farm Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
- George Ward Elementary School Park: 9.3 mi
- Mill Creek City Park: 9.7 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.6 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 19.3 mi
- Powerhouse: 19.8 mi
- Boiler House: 19.8 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 12.7 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 13.0 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 13.5 mi
- High Falls: 19.7 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 17.0 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 18.3 mi
- NRAO Science Center: 21.4 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 23.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 1.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 18.2 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 21.1 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 14.2 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 14.8 mi
- Gertrude: 17.2 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheat Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,481 m | 15.0 mi |
| Thorny Benchmark | SSE 161° | 1,481 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 145° | 1,476 m | 16.4 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | SSE 154° | 1,457 m | 13.3 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | SE 144° | 1,433 m | 12.4 mi |
| Snyder Knob | SE 134° | 1,432 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mace Knob | SSE 160° | 1,425 m | 14.3 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | S 191° | 1,397 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kumbrabow, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523342
Day trips start here
- Buckhannon · 25 mi
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