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Catherines Knob

Catherines Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Catherines Knob rises to 522 m in West Virginia. Reed Hill stands 675 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Devines Knob, a peak 2.4 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 16 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31537661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
522 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.63341, -80.22896

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grant Town Park: 6.0 mi
  • Baxter Volunteer Fire Park: 7.6 mi
  • Farmington Park: 8.2 mi
  • Paw Paw Park: 8.3 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Historical Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
  • West Augusta Historical Society Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center: 10.9 mi
  • Marion County Historical Society: 11.2 mi
  • Telephone Museum: 11.3 mi
  • Watts Museum: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Sophia's Grave: 18.5 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 20.8 mi
  • Climbing: 20.9 mi
  • Climbing: 21.2 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Catherines Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reed HillE 92°675 m21.8 mi
Bald KnobESE 115°656 m19.5 mi
Kincaid KnobSE 124°579 m17.6 mi
Kincaid KnobSE 134°544 m16.5 mi
Copeland KnobSSE 168°541 m23.0 mi
Pewee KnobSSE 167°512 m23.6 mi
Bake Oven KnobWSW 257°505 m5.5 mi
Plummer KnobSSE 166°505 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5420:1220:53
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:3916:1817:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516068727165524134
Precip in4.03.44.04.35.64.95.73.73.83.43.44.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537103 — Catherines Knob, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356515932

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