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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
1,281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59984, -79.67033

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
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Raven Rocks: 19.4 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 22.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.0 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 23.1 mi
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 KnobNE1,482 m10.1 mi
Pharis KnobNNE1,410 m10.0 mi
Elleber KnobSSW1,401 m12.7 mi
Watering Pond KnobS1,396 m11.6 mi
Kile KnobE1,395 m10.2 mi
Horse RockNE1,374 m14.0 mi
Panther KnobESE1,371 m9.8 mi
Snowy MountainESE1,370 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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