Coggins Knob
Coggins Knob rises to 902 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Back Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31548602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 902 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 12.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 22 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Short Back Hill: 2.9 mi
- Daubenspeck Knob: 3.1 mi
- White Buck Knob: 3.4 mi
- Beech Knob: 3.6 mi
- Laurel Knob: 4.1 mi
- Cambodia: 10.5 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 10.5 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 10.5 mi
- Circus Wall: 10.6 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 10.6 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 10.6 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Rupert City Park: 10.9 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 11.0 mi
- McClung: 5.9 mi
- Walker Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bryant: 7.0 mi
- Fairview: 8.9 mi
- Nuttallburg: 18.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 11.2 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 12.1 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 23.0 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 23.1 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 12.9 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 19.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 20.9 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 20.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 21.9 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 22.9 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 11.2 mi
- Needleseye Park: 24.1 mi
- Beartown State Park: 24.5 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Coggins Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | ESE 109° | 1,332 m | 12.5 mi |
| Job Knob | ESE 108° | 1,324 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cold Knob | ESE 108° | 1,314 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,271 m | 12.4 mi |
| Beech Knob | E 97° | 1,261 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | E 95° | 1,255 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blue Knob | E 91° | 1,227 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | ESE 109° | 1,223 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:26 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rupert 4 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554168 — Coggins Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524770
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