Christian Knob
Christian Knob rises to 724 m in West Virginia. Buckhorn Knob stands 1,239 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hector Knob, a peak 2.6 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31544091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 724 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 17.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 21.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 27.5 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Athens City Park: 4.9 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 5.0 mi
- Gardner Center Park: 5.7 mi
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Hector Knob: 2.6 mi
- Pipestem Knob: 3.0 mi
- Panther Knob: 3.8 mi
- Bent Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Tallery Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 9.2 mi
- Mercer County Agricultural Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mercer County War Museum: 9.9 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 14.3 mi
- Veteran's Museum: 14.4 mi
- Lilly: 6.7 mi
- Warford: 7.0 mi
- Mercers Saltworks: 7.8 mi
- Junta: 10.1 mi
- Pickshin: 15.3 mi
- Brush Creek Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 7.3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock State Park: 19.2 mi
- Grandview: 24.2 mi
- Stone Arch: 10.6 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 11.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 20.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 21.6 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 19.2 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 22.2 mi
- City Garden: 10.5 mi
- Brooks Falls: 17.0 mi
- Ship Rock: 21.0 mi
- Bluefield Love Sign: 21.6 mi
- High Point: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Christian Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Knob | S 171° | 1,239 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sugar Run Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,238 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jesses Knob | S 171° | 1,164 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pearis Mountain | SE 132° | 1,148 m | 19.1 mi |
| Angels Rest | SE 131° | 1,105 m | 18.7 mi |
| Huff Knob | NW 322° | 1,088 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | NW 322° | 1,078 m | 8.5 mi |
| Elk Knob | NE 39° | 1,078 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:29 | 17:10 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524765
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