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Cove Knob

Cove Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Cove Knob rises to 820 m in West Virginia. Kile Knob stands 1,395 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is High Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31554374, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
820 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50151, -79.48643

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Highland Park: 8.2 mi
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi
  • Thorn Spring Park: 10.2 mi
  • Franklin Town Park: 13.1 mi
  • Old House Run Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Raven Rocks: 12.3 mi
  • Byrd Point: 21.4 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 23.7 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 5.4 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 5.9 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 7.5 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 8.0 mi
  • Treasure Mountain: 18.6 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Cove Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kile KnobN 2°1,395 m7.9 mi
Panther KnobN 354°1,371 m4.3 mi
Snowy MountainNW 325°1,370 m4.4 mi
Bear MountainWSW 251°1,362 m11.7 mi
Barren RockS 189°1,335 m5.9 mi
Red Oak KnobWSW 256°1,283 m9.8 mi
Elk MountainNW 323°1,273 m11.3 mi
Brushy MountainNW 322°1,258 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:30
June solstice05:5520:0620:46
September equinox07:0618:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524793

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