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Chestnut Knob

Chestnut Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Knob rises to 819 m in West Virginia. Black Mountain stands 1,403 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowen Town Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Webster County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31542763, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
819 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39622, -80.53453

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Cowen Town Park: 1.3 mi
  • Camden on Gauley Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
  • Bolair Ball Field: 6.0 mi
  • Tioga Community Park: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Circus Wall: 19.5 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 19.7 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 19.7 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 19.8 mi
  • Long Wall: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 2
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainSE 125°1,403 m19.5 mi
Sugar Creek MountainESE 112°1,355 m16.5 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 149°1,355 m19.2 mi
Buck KnobE 93°1,315 m18.4 mi
Mikes KnobSE 143°1,297 m15.1 mi
Little Spruce KnobESE 115°1,296 m19.5 mi
Fork MountainSSE 151°1,271 m16.8 mi
South Fork MountainE 91°1,244 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:34
June solstice05:5920:1020:50
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2417:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441516067707064534235
Precip in4.33.95.35.15.96.26.65.84.43.74.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550694 — Chestnut Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523433

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