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Church Knob

Church Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Church Knob rises to 736 m in West Virginia. Crouch Knob stands 1,374 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Knob, a peak 2.2 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 5.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31544254, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
736 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.84399, -80.13980

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • Tall Oaks Roadside Park: 5.7 mi
  • Gerald L. Scott Memorial Boat Ramp: 8.5 mi
  • Upshur County Recreational Park: 9.3 mi
  • Fred Brooks Park: 10.7 mi
  • Buckhannon City Park: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Upshur War Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Wilson Monument: 15.9 mi
  • Elkins Roundhouse: 16.4 mi
  • The National Exchange Bank Of Weston: 22.1 mi
Museums: 8
Springs: 4
  • Pat Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Tecumseh Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 16.9 mi
  • High Falls: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Buckhannon Mural: 11.5 mi
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Bulltown Swimming Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Church Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crouch KnobSSE 153°1,374 m21.2 mi
Hutton KnobSE 139°1,291 m18.6 mi
White TopSE 137°1,237 m20.8 mi
Pond Lick MountainE 81°1,222 m21.9 mi
Mast KnobS 184°1,221 m15.7 mi
Hawflat KnobE 86°1,200 m20.3 mi
Whitman KnobS 175°1,193 m15.0 mi
Buck KnobS 172°1,173 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:33
June solstice05:5620:1020:50
September equinox07:0918:4419:19
December solstice07:3616:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526068717064534336
Precip in4.54.14.94.85.85.16.15.13.74.13.74.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Cave 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356532526

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