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Buffalo Knob

Buffalo Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buffalo Knob rises to 920 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sewell Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Midland Trail passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31516259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
920 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78345, -80.84064

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
Ghost towns: 20
Cliffs: 9
  • Dowdy Bluff: 13.8 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 22.2 mi
  • Endless Wall: 22.2 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 22.4 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 22.4 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 8
  • World War II Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 16.1 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 16.7 mi
  • Beckley Mill Site: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 6
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Buffalo Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobE 95°1,195 m7.4 mi
Red Spring MountainE 92°1,169 m6.8 mi
Sassafras KnobESE 113°1,116 m5.5 mi
Boggs KnobNNE 19°1,102 m10.0 mi
Ballengee KnobESE 119°1,095 m4.9 mi
Elk KnobSE 142°1,078 m5.2 mi
Myles KnobN 8°1,054 m13.3 mi
Little Sewell MountainNNE 30°1,051 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745556472757468564537
Precip in3.12.93.73.74.63.84.23.63.12.62.43.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554024 — Buffalo Knob, Summers County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524733

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