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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 487 m to the south-southeast, 17 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 KnobSSE487 m16.7 mi
Teeny KnobESE484 m15.8 mi
Mule KnobESE478 m11.7 mi
Velvet KnobSE460 m14.6 mi
Painter KnobSE457 m16.0 mi
Weedy KnobSE447 m12.5 mi
Frame KnobSE447 m20.5 mi
Boar KnobE440 m18.7 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 50–80 °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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