Buckeye Knob
Buckeye Knob rises to 331 m in West Virginia. Ruble Knob stands 406 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monroe Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31515410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 19.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 29.9 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Monroe Knob: 0.6 mi
- McCraken Knob: 1.1 mi
- Tuttle Knob: 1.2 mi
- Marsh Hart Knob: 1.5 mi
- Four Ridge Knob: 1.6 mi
- Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Cedar Lakes Conference Center: 8.2 mi
- Ben's Run Recreational Area: 9.6 mi
- Washington Park: 9.8 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 10.2 mi
- Washington's Western Lands Museum: 17.3 mi
- Beauchamp-Newman House: 22.0 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 24.4 mi
- July: 8.3 mi
- Huntsville: 17.1 mi
- Captain John Young: 21.9 mi
- Elizabeth: 21.9 mi
- Chestnut Point: 8.6 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Buckeye Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruble Knob | NE 36° | 406 m | 21.2 mi |
| Desert Knob | E 94° | 400 m | 19.8 mi |
| Campbell Hill | SSE 151° | 397 m | 16.2 mi |
| Starcher Rocks | SE 138° | 397 m | 17.2 mi |
| Crabapple Knob | SSE 157° | 394 m | 20.1 mi |
| Jackson Rocks | SE 133° | 393 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | ENE 62° | 393 m | 20.6 mi |
| Gunstock Knob | S 173° | 387 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spencer, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356515744
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