Cove Knob
Cove Knob rises to 410 m in West Virginia. Piney Knob stands 603 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mann Knob, a peak 4.1 miles away. Country Music Highway passes 21 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31554358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 410 m
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Mann Knob: 4.1 mi
- Bear Knob: 5.8 mi
- Porter Knob: 5.9 mi
- Sweet Potato Knob: 6.3 mi
- McComas Mountain: 6.3 mi
- East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Zen Way Park: 14.0 mi
- Twelvepole Valley Athletic Park: 14.9 mi
- Wellness Center Park: 15.3 mi
- The Seeker: 23.2 mi
- A Buck for All Seasons: 23.2 mi
- Sir Volundeer: 23.2 mi
- Village in Bloom: 23.2 mi
- The Apple Remedy: 23.2 mi
- Chief Logan State Park: 17.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cove Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Knob | ESE 110° | 603 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | SE 138° | 601 m | 19.3 mi |
| Pickering Knob | SSE 161° | 587 m | 21.7 mi |
| Wet Knob | SE 142° | 574 m | 16.9 mi |
| Antley Knob | SSW 199° | 561 m | 14.5 mi |
| Brushy Point | ESE 118° | 545 m | 22.4 mi |
| Cabin Hill | SSE 153° | 537 m | 17.7 mi |
| Godby Knob | ESE 123° | 523 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:16 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:32 | 17:13 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dunlow 1 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554203 — Cove Knob, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524792
Day trips start here
- Huntington · 26 mi
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