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Coggins Knob

Coggins Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.12345, -80.71537

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 36
  • 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
Parks: 33
  • 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
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
Historic sites: 4
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobESE 109°1,332 m12.5 mi
Job KnobESE 108°1,324 m9.9 mi
Cold KnobESE 108°1,314 m13.7 mi
Cross MountainSSE 147°1,271 m12.4 mi
Beech KnobE 97°1,261 m6.0 mi
Little Beech KnobE 95°1,255 m6.4 mi
Blue KnobE 91°1,227 m12.7 mi
Wildcat KnobESE 109°1,223 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1020:50
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937485764676761503931
Precip in4.14.05.14.45.64.85.44.23.93.14.04.7

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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