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Colaw Knob

Colaw Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Colaw Knob rises to 1,281 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31548922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59984, -79.67033

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 7.0 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • 1971 Plane Crash Site: 14.6 mi
  • Powerhouse: 18.9 mi
  • Boiler House: 19.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Locust Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Pat Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 19.3 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 10.7 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 11.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 13.8 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Colaw Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobNE 47°1,482 m10.1 mi
Pharis KnobNNE 13°1,410 m10.0 mi
Elleber KnobSSW 193°1,401 m12.7 mi
Watering Pond KnobS 189°1,396 m11.6 mi
Kile KnobE 84°1,395 m10.2 mi
Horse RockNE 41°1,374 m14.0 mi
Panther KnobESE 105°1,371 m9.8 mi
Snowy MountainESE 113°1,370 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:2017:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524771

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