Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 446 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Knob, a peak 2.8 miles away. Midland Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31542729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 446 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 24.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 28.9 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Kanawha Falls · 25 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 26 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 26 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 2.8 mi
- Spread Bend Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 3.6 mi
- Bragg Knob: 4.2 mi
- Wallowhole Knob: 4.9 mi
- Clay County Park: 4.1 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 11.5 mi
- Young Monument: 12.6 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.3 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
- Gun Wall: 19.0 mi
- The Coliseum: 19.0 mi
- D.C. Memorial Boulder: 19.0 mi
- Long Wall: 19.1 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 19.1 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 17.4 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 18.5 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 24.2 mi
- Train tunnel: 21.1 mi
- Captain John Young: 22.0 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 18.7 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 18.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 21.2 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | ESE 113° | 924 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 125° | 848 m | 18.8 mi |
| Burnt Knob | ESE 122° | 804 m | 20.2 mi |
| Lonetree Mountain | SSE 150° | 777 m | 16.0 mi |
| Corren Knob | ESE 119° | 745 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | SSW 194° | 708 m | 21.0 mi |
| Panther Mountain | S 177° | 705 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 81° | 693 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524761
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