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Chambers Knob

Chambers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chambers Knob rises to 356 m in West Virginia. Pilot Knob stands 492 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is King Rocks, a peak 4.2 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31541275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
356 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74287, -81.27345

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 19
  • Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 4.4 mi
  • Goff Hill Civil War Park: 5.3 mi
  • Washington Park: 5.6 mi
  • Ben's Run Recreational Area: 5.8 mi
  • Alvord Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Captain John Young: 21.1 mi
  • Elizabeth: 23.1 mi
  • Old Stone Trough: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Beauchamp-Newman House: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Chambers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobSE 135°492 m17.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 153°487 m16.7 mi
Teeny KnobESE 102°484 m15.8 mi
Rattlesnake KnobESE 107°481 m16.5 mi
Mule KnobESE 105°478 m11.7 mi
Velvet KnobSE 125°460 m14.6 mi
Painter KnobSE 134°457 m16.0 mi
Weedy KnobSE 142°447 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0219:37
June solstice06:0120:1420:54
September equinox07:1318:4919:24
December solstice07:4016:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526169737165544335
Precip in3.43.24.33.75.04.95.33.73.93.33.13.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356515980

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