Chestnut Knob
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
- 9.8 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mills Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Bishop Knob: 4.7 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 5.9 mi
- Bee Knob: 5.9 mi
- Cottle Knob: 6.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Rudolph Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 18.5 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 18.8 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 18.8 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 20.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 20.3 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 19.6 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 20.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SE 125° | 1,403 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sugar Creek Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,355 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 149° | 1,355 m | 19.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | E 93° | 1,315 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mikes Knob | SE 143° | 1,297 m | 15.1 mi |
| Little Spruce Knob | ESE 115° | 1,296 m | 19.5 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,271 m | 16.8 mi |
| South Fork Mountain | E 91° | 1,244 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
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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