Coon Knob
Coon Knob rises to 542 m in West Virginia. Payne Knob stands 945 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is James Knob, a peak 3.2 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31552279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 542 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 27.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 28.6 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- James Knob: 3.2 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.8 mi
- Davis Knob: 5.4 mi
- Eli Taylor Knob: 5.6 mi
- Barnette Hill: 6.0 mi
- Gassaway Park: 3.9 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 5.2 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 8.1 mi
- Young Monument: 11.7 mi
- Gilmer County: 18.6 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 19.3 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 20.2 mi
- Presidents Wall: 22.4 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 17.9 mi
- Tecumseh Falls: 23.6 mi
- Tenskwatawa Falls: 24.0 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 6.0 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 16.7 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 19.0 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Bulltown: 16.7 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 19.0 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Coon Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payne Knob | ESE 118° | 945 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cottle Knob | SSE 158° | 924 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buffalo Bull Knob | ESE 108° | 853 m | 22.3 mi |
| Miller Knob | ESE 110° | 850 m | 21.6 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | S 173° | 848 m | 20.3 mi |
| Spillman Mountain | ESE 112° | 833 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hodam Mountain | E 94° | 808 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cool Spring Knob | ESE 103° | 805 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516202
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