Buffalo Bull Knob
Buffalo Bull Knob rises to 853 m in West Virginia. Red Spruce Knob stands 1,434 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Buffalo Bull Knob is a summit in Webster County, West Virginia, near Webster Springs. With an elevation of 2,799 feet (853 m), Buffalo Bull Knob is the 445th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. The summit's name recalls an incident when one of the last wild buffaloes in the area was killed by a hunter near its base.
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Wikidata Q23950344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 853 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 27.9 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 28.1 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Knob: 1.2 mi
- Spillman Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Jonathan Knob: 2.2 mi
- Cool Spring Knob: 3.3 mi
- Bill Knob: 3.7 mi
- Bolair Ball Field: 5.9 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 11.6 mi
- Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Camden on Gauley Town Park: 15.3 mi
- Tioga Community Park: 16.0 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 10.1 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 11.4 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 20.5 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 23.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 23.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 12.4 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 16.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.5 mi
- Helvetia Village Historic District: 16.6 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 21.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 18.6 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 21.3 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 19.8 mi
- Bulltown: 21.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 21.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.6 mi
- West Virginia Wildlife Reserve: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Buffalo Bull Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Spruce Knob | SE 136° | 1,434 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gauley Mountain | SE 125° | 1,397 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tea Creek Mountain | SE 135° | 1,385 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sharp Knob | ESE 117° | 1,379 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,355 m | 16.2 mi |
| Middle Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,339 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bradshaw Hill | ESE 103° | 1,335 m | 12.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | SE 131° | 1,315 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:23 | 17:05 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1727835 — Buffalo Bull Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356535678
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