Butchers Knob
Butchers Knob rises to 540 m in West Virginia. Short Mountain stands 874 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Washington Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31520746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 540 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 14.1 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Banner's Overlook · 21 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 26 mi
- Devils Nose · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Timber Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Schaffenaker Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bens Knob: 2.9 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 3.1 mi
- Capon Bridge Park: 3.2 mi
- Edwards Run Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Slanesville Park: 5.7 mi
- Central Hampshire Park: 6.5 mi
- Scenic Field: 7.4 mi
- Willa Cather Birthplace: 9.3 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 14.9 mi
- Parsons Bell Tower: 14.9 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Stephens Fort: 17.3 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 3.3 mi
- Capon Bridge Museum: 3.3 mi
- Literary Hall: 14.4 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 14.4 mi
- Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center: 14.4 mi
- An Apple a Day Apple Statue: 17.5 mi
- Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 17.8 mi
- White House Apple Statue: 18.8 mi
- A Tasteful 1 Apple Statue: 18.9 mi
- World's Largest Apple: 19.0 mi
- Roadside Spring: 13.4 mi
- Natural Spring: 16.1 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 17.1 mi
- Town Spring: 18.5 mi
- Big Spring: 18.6 mi
- Homewood Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Cacapon Resort State Park: 19.3 mi
- Turkey Camp Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 21.0 mi
- Sugar Hollow Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 22.2 mi
- Richards CREP Easement: 22.2 mi
- Beach 3: 8.9 mi
- Beach 1: 9.1 mi
- Beach 2: 9.7 mi
- River Beach: 12.8 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 15.4 mi
- Dog Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Three High Heads: 17.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.7 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 14.5 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 14.8 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 14.8 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 15.3 mi
- Hooks Mill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Mountain Falls: 11.4 mi
- Gainsboro Tourist Park: 13.1 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 20.6 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Butchers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | SW 225° | 874 m | 18.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 225° | 874 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pinnacle | SSE 163° | 864 m | 10.8 mi |
| Nathaniel Mountain | WSW 250° | 839 m | 17.0 mi |
| Johnnies Knob | S 179° | 803 m | 14.6 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 250° | 802 m | 15.7 mi |
| Eagle Rock | S 171° | 791 m | 12.4 mi |
| High Point | NE 37° | 789 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wardensville R M Farm, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1536798 — Butchers Knob, Hampshire County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356515799
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