Skip to content

Coal Knob

Coal Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Coal Knob rises to 1,148 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Breathed Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31547549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.98761, -79.38060

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 6
  • Bubbling Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Pat Spring: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Lower Slabs: 10.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 10.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 10.7 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 10.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Coal Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonSW 225°1,452 m5.7 mi
Green KnobSSW 209°1,424 m7.0 mi
Haystack KnobSSW 208°1,376 m6.5 mi
Weiss KnobW 279°1,359 m2.7 mi
Job KnobSW 223°1,353 m11.2 mi
Brierpatch MountainSW 229°1,348 m10.0 mi
Bald KnobWNW 299°1,332 m2.9 mi
Cabin MountainWNW 300°1,331 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5320:0720:47
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475663666559493830
Precip in4.84.54.94.95.45.45.84.43.93.73.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaan Valley #2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523449

More peaks in West Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Coal Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens