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Cheney Knob

Cheney Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cheney Knob rises to 864 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Beelick Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31542180, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
864 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85039, -80.89370

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
Cliffs: 26
  • Dowdy Bluff: 9.2 mi
  • Honeymooner Area: 16.7 mi
  • Endless Wall: 16.8 mi
  • Party Buttress Area: 16.9 mi
  • Fern Point Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 18
Historic sites: 8
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 10.9 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 11.3 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 12.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 12.3 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Cheney Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobESE 117°1,195 m11.6 mi
Red Spring MountainESE 117°1,169 m10.9 mi
Sassafras KnobSE 130°1,116 m10.4 mi
Boggs KnobNE 52°1,102 m7.8 mi
Ballengee KnobSE 134°1,095 m10.1 mi
Elk KnobSE 145°1,078 m10.6 mi
Myles KnobNNE 29°1,054 m9.8 mi
Little Sewell MountainNE 54°1,051 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0220:1120:50
September equinox07:1218:4819:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546168727165544436
Precip in3.13.14.03.64.74.35.03.73.22.72.83.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beckley Raleigh CO AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356516006

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