Cold Knob
Cold Knob rises to 1,314 m in West Virginia. Rocky Knob stands 1,355 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31549142, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,314 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 12.4 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Knob: 1.2 mi
- Ellis Knob: 1.8 mi
- Charley Knob: 2.5 mi
- Twin Sugars: 2.6 mi
- Big Bull Hill: 2.9 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 11.6 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 11.7 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Coffman Hill: 20.2 mi
- Circus Wall: 23.3 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 23.4 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 23.4 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 23.5 mi
- McClung: 13.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 13.8 mi
- Mill Run: 14.1 mi
- Bryant: 14.8 mi
- Alum Springs: 15.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.6 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 15.9 mi
- The Bunker: 21.1 mi
- Organ Cave: 23.9 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 10.8 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 10.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 11.0 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 12.6 mi
- Beartown State Park: 10.9 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 18.3 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 24.1 mi
- Hillsboro: 15.5 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 16.9 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 19.6 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 15.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.0 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Cold Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Knob | NE 45° | 1,355 m | 9.3 mi |
| Grassy Knob | W 280° | 1,332 m | 1.2 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 288° | 1,324 m | 3.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 51° | 1,316 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNE 28° | 1,297 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 47° | 1,289 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SW 226° | 1,271 m | 8.8 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,271 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554173 — Cold Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524772
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