Cottle Knob
Cottle Knob rises to 924 m in West Virginia. Mikes Knob stands 1,297 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Rocks Community Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Cottle Knob is a summit in West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,031 feet (924 m), Cottle Knob is the 348th highest summit in the state of West Virginia. Cottle Knob was named after C. W. Cottle, a pioneer hunter.
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Wikidata Q31553896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 924 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 25.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Knob: 3.9 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 5.3 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 6.6 mi
- Mills Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Bishop Knob: 8.9 mi
- Indian Rocks Community Park: 2.1 mi
- Camden on Gauley Town Park: 2.7 mi
- Tioga Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Cowen Town Park: 6.0 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 6.4 mi
- Circus Wall: 13.1 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 13.2 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 13.3 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 13.4 mi
- Long Wall: 13.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 21.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 21.3 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 21.3 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- McClung: 22.7 mi
- Walker Hill: 23.2 mi
- Bryant: 23.8 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 13.8 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 13.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 20.4 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Cottle Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikes Knob | ESE 122° | 1,297 m | 18.0 mi |
| Fork Mountain | SE 130° | 1,271 m | 18.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | S 172° | 1,261 m | 17.3 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | S 171° | 1,255 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bearwallow Knob | SE 129° | 1,227 m | 16.7 mi |
| Blue Knob | SSE 152° | 1,227 m | 18.8 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | S 176° | 1,223 m | 18.2 mi |
| Manning Knob | SSE 152° | 1,210 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:24 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550797 — Cottle Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523471
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