Buck Knob
Buck Knob rises to 1,056 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is McClung, a ghost town 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 3.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31515205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1056 m
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Concho Overlook · 20 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Knob: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Peaser Knob: 2.1 mi
- Allen Knob: 2.5 mi
- Beargarden Knob: 2.6 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 6.2 mi
- Rainelle Park: 6.6 mi
- Rupert City Park: 6.9 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Cambodia: 10.9 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 11.0 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 11.1 mi
- Fourth Buttress: 11.3 mi
- Third Buttress: 11.4 mi
- McClung: 1.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bryant: 2.5 mi
- Fairview: 4.4 mi
- Nuttallburg: 16.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 14.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 15.7 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 18.7 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 22.1 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 22.6 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 16.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 22.9 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 23.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 18.3 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.1 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 19.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 14.2 mi
- Needleseye Park: 21.7 mi
- Grandview: 23.4 mi
- Beartown State Park: 24.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 12.0 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 16.0 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Buck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | E 88° | 1,332 m | 12.8 mi |
| Job Knob | E 83° | 1,324 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 89° | 1,314 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SE 128° | 1,271 m | 9.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | ENE 63° | 1,261 m | 7.8 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | ENE 63° | 1,255 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blue Knob | ENE 73° | 1,227 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | ENE 67° | 1,223 m | 6.6 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524724
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