Burnt Knob
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
- 11.0 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 21.5 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 27 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 27 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wildcat Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cottle Knob: 3.9 mi
- Thorny Knob: 7.5 mi
- Fury Knob: 7.8 mi
- Corren Knob: 7.9 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 2.6 mi
- Indian Rocks Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 6.2 mi
- Camden on Gauley Town Park: 6.4 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- 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
- Rudolph Falls: 11.1 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.3 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 22.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 22.5 mi
- McClung: 19.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 20.4 mi
- Bryant: 20.9 mi
- Fairview: 22.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 9.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.5 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 9.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 12.3 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 22.8 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | SSE 153° | 1,324 m | 19.0 mi |
| Beech Knob | SSE 160° | 1,261 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SSE 158° | 1,255 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | ESE 116° | 1,227 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blue Knob | SE 139° | 1,227 m | 18.4 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SSE 164° | 1,223 m | 16.3 mi |
| Manning Knob | SE 139° | 1,210 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | SSE 166° | 1,208 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
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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