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Childers Knob

Childers Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Childers Knob rises to 778 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Imboden Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31543206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
778 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.82594, -79.83507

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Springs: 8
  • Pat Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Wilson Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 6.9 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 18.6 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Buckhannon Mural: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Childers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobESE 118°1,482 m18.5 mi
Pharis KnobESE 118°1,410 m12.6 mi
Horse RockESE 105°1,374 m18.7 mi
Crouch KnobSSW 201°1,374 m18.9 mi
Job KnobE 80°1,353 m17.1 mi
Gaudineer KnobS 182°1,351 m14.6 mi
Brierpatch MountainENE 75°1,348 m17.6 mi
Cunningham KnobSE 133°1,339 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0920:49
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3516:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526068717064534235
Precip in3.43.34.04.15.14.56.03.93.53.12.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkins- Randolph CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554130 — Childers Knob, Randolph County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524763

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