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Cedar Knob

Cedar Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Knob rises to 648 m in West Virginia. North Fork Peak stands 1,083 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Getz Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Grant County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31539624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
648 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.92067, -79.07337

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
  • Welton Park: 5.6 mi
  • Petersburg City Park: 5.6 mi
  • Dam Site Seven Park: 6.9 mi
  • Echo Park: 9.2 mi
Springs: 12
  • Stranderman Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Hall Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Old grape garden: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cedar Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Fork PeakW 276°1,083 m10.7 mi
Spring MountainSW 214°951 m8.5 mi
Chimney TopWNW 290°945 m10.4 mi
New Creek MountainWNW 301°940 m10.9 mi
Reynolds KnobS 176°930 m7.8 mi
Buffalo Clover KnobSSE 160°917 m13.9 mi
Ant KnobS 186°916 m10.7 mi
Elkhorn MountainENE 69°910 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5220:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1616:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644546372767467554537
Precip in2.62.63.53.54.54.14.53.63.42.72.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537137 — Cedar Knob, Grant County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356515942

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