Cow Knob
Cow Knob rises to 1,231 m in West Virginia. Feedstone Mountain stands 1,174 m to the south, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Lick Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31554491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,231 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Bergton Fairgrounds: 9.7 mi
- Fulks Run Ruritan Park: 10.2 mi
- Ruddle Park: 11.3 mi
- Black Lick Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Rader Knob: 1.8 mi
- Fulk Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 2.3 mi
- Little Cow Knob: 2.6 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 17.5 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 18.2 mi
- Sites Homestead: 18.2 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 19.5 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 20.6 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 16.6 mi
- Love Essence: 19.0 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 19.0 mi
- Flames: 19.1 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 19.1 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 17.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 20.6 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Fort Harrison: 20.7 mi
- JMU Alma Mater: 21.0 mi
- Sand Spring: 2.1 mi
- Hall Spring: 2.8 mi
- Maple Spring: 11.6 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 16.9 mi
- Shenandoah Alum Springs: 18.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 14.2 mi
- Southern Pillar: 17.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Lower Slabs: 17.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 16.8 mi
- Bryce Resort: 19.5 mi
- Shenandoah Caverns: 22.8 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 23.1 mi
- Small waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 23.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 18.9 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.8 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 18.3 mi
- Lost River State Park: 18.7 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Smoke Hole: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Cow Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feedstone Mountain | S 177° | 1,174 m | 6.7 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | S 174° | 1,137 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 167° | 1,124 m | 7.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | S 173° | 1,070 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rader Mountain | S 186° | 1,067 m | 4.0 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | SE 143° | 1,056 m | 2.2 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | SE 128° | 1,040 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rader Knob | ENE 56° | 1,019 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356514915
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