Charles Knob
Charles Knob rises to 830 m in West Virginia. Cabin stands 1,304 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Orrs Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31541589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 830 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
Named places within 25 miles
- Orrs Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Gap Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Round Knob: 3.6 mi
- Turkey Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Day Park: 2.2 mi
- Welton Park: 2.6 mi
- Michael Brothers Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Petersburg City Park: 3.8 mi
- Brighton Park: 5.4 mi
- Stranderman Spring: 17.0 mi
- Reed Farm Spring: 19.8 mi
- Bubbling Springs: 20.3 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 21.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.2 mi
- Baker Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Helmick Rock: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 18.3 mi
- Hanging Rock: 20.2 mi
- Lower Slabs: 20.4 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 20.2 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 21.7 mi
- Elakala Falls: 22.5 mi
- Douglas Falls: 23.8 mi
- Albert Falls: 23.9 mi
- Moorefield Historic District: 6.8 mi
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 22.4 mi
- Bryce Resort: 23.2 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 24.9 mi
- Stony River Dam: 13.1 mi
- Stony River Dam: 13.2 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 23.7 mi
- Historic Coke Ovens: 23.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 16.3 mi
- Stringtown: 20.9 mi
- Kempton: 24.2 mi
- Mill Run: 24.6 mi
- Lost River State Park: 13.3 mi
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 14.0 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 19.3 mi
- Sites Homestead: 20.7 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 20.8 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Charles Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin | W 266° | 1,304 m | 16.9 mi |
| Snowy Point | NW 305° | 1,235 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bear Rocks | WNW 282° | 1,222 m | 11.4 mi |
| Blackbird Knob | W 269° | 1,203 m | 13.9 mi |
| Stack Rock | WNW 286° | 1,186 m | 11.4 mi |
| Breathed Mountain | WSW 259° | 1,173 m | 15.0 mi |
| Coal Knob | WSW 257° | 1,148 m | 16.0 mi |
| North Fork Peak | SW 234° | 1,083 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:06 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petersburg, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1537213 — Charles Knob, Grant County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356515997
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