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Buster Knob

Buster Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Buster Knob rises to 997 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Midland Trail passes 1.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31520453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
997 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.96012, -80.82870

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Cliffs: 36
  • Cambodia: 13.0 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 13.2 mi
  • Dowdy Bluff: 13.4 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 13.4 mi
  • Third Buttress: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Attractions: 9
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 15.5 mi
  • The Canopy: 15.6 mi
  • Hank’s Last Stop: 17.6 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 19.6 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 11.8 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 12.7 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 12.8 mi
  • Walter Scott's statue: 16.3 mi
Museums: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Sandstone Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 23.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Brooks Falls: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Buster Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainE 86°1,271 m13.0 mi
Bush Place KnobNE 50°1,208 m14.0 mi
Joe KnobENE 73°1,192 m14.3 mi
Pollock KnobENE 59°1,187 m11.8 mi
Red Spring MountainSSE 154°1,169 m13.9 mi
Rich KnobENE 64°1,160 m9.3 mi
Brier KnobNE 53°1,136 m11.1 mi
Sumac KnobNE 53°1,134 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1120:50
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1536785 — Buster Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356515792

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