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Cool Spring Knob

Cool Spring Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cool Spring Knob rises to 805 m in West Virginia. Gauley Mountain stands 1,397 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
805 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.54900, -80.43119

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Bolair Ball Field: 7.6 mi
  • Cowen Town Park: 11.8 mi
  • Bishop Knob Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
  • Tioga Community Park: 15.1 mi
  • Holly Gray Park: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Rudolph Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Cool Spring Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gauley MountainSE 126°1,397 m17.9 mi
Sharp KnobESE 120°1,379 m16.7 mi
Elk MountainE 100°1,336 m18.0 mi
Bradshaw HillESE 109°1,335 m15.8 mi
Buck KnobSE 132°1,315 m17.3 mi
Rocky PointESE 106°1,313 m15.1 mi
Mingo KnobESE 105°1,256 m19.2 mi
South Fork MountainSE 133°1,244 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice05:5820:1020:50
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3616:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303441516067707064534235
Precip in4.33.95.35.15.96.26.65.84.43.74.34.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Webster Springs 8 N, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554184 — Cool Spring Knob, Webster County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524785

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