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Carnes Knob

Carnes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Carnes Knob rises to 440 m in West Virginia. Lonetree Mountain stands 777 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Beulah Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31535071, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
440 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42677, -81.25706

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Chestnut Point: 19.4 mi
  • Sandstonia: 24.2 mi
  • Kingfish: 24.3 mi
  • Ameless Wall: 24.4 mi
  • Little Head Wall: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Grotto: 17.4 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 19.3 mi
Museums: 4
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Carnes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lonetree MountainESE 115°777 m23.3 mi
Gauley MountainSSE 158°774 m20.4 mi
Bearwallow KnobSSE 155°708 m18.3 mi
Panther MountainSE 132°705 m18.8 mi
Armstrong MountainS 186°702 m22.8 mi
Emanuel HillSE 138°647 m22.3 mi
Cotton HillS 169°628 m22.3 mi
Harvey KnobSSE 158°577 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0219:37
June solstice06:0220:1320:53
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:3916:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556372757468564537
Precip in3.93.44.54.35.26.15.84.83.93.13.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554076 — Carnes Knob, Clay County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524750

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