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Burnt Knob

Burnt Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Knob rises to 804 m in West Virginia. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31519822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
804 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32428, -80.70315

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 29
Cliffs: 23
  • Circus Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 9.3 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 9.4 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 9.5 mi
  • Long Wall: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 9.9 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Burnt Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Job KnobSSE 153°1,324 m19.0 mi
Beech KnobSSE 160°1,261 m15.6 mi
Little Beech KnobSSE 158°1,255 m15.6 mi
Bearwallow KnobESE 116°1,227 m17.9 mi
Blue KnobSE 139°1,227 m18.4 mi
Wildcat KnobSSE 164°1,223 m16.3 mi
Manning KnobSE 139°1,210 m16.8 mi
Bush Place KnobSSE 166°1,208 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0020:1120:50
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3716:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239505966706963514133
Precip in4.23.74.94.85.65.76.14.64.33.73.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550567 — Burnt Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523361

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