Skip to content

Cooper Knob

Cooper Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cooper Knob rises to 1,201 m in West Virginia. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Canaan Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31552439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.06178, -79.46561

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Davis Riverfront Park: 4.6 mi
  • Davis Park: 4.8 mi
  • Tucker Boulder Park: 4.9 mi
  • Fred Long Centennial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Dolly Sods Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Lower Slabs: 16.5 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 16.6 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 16.6 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 16.7 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 18.8 mi
Springs: 5
  • Bubbling Springs: 3.2 mi
  • Harlan Irons Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Ernest Carr Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Lorraine Burke Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Pat Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 4.1 mi
  • Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 20.5 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bear Haven Day Use Area: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Cooper Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Porte CrayonS 177°1,452 m9.2 mi
Green KnobS 174°1,424 m11.3 mi
Haystack KnobS 172°1,376 m11.0 mi
Weiss KnobSSE 158°1,359 m5.1 mi
Job KnobSSW 193°1,353 m13.7 mi
Brierpatch MountainSSW 194°1,348 m12.1 mi
Bald KnobSSE 151°1,332 m4.2 mi
Cabin MountainSSE 148°1,331 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5320:0820:48
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3416:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475663666559493830
Precip in4.84.54.94.95.45.45.84.43.93.73.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canaan Valley #2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524787

More peaks in West Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Cooper Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens