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Cow Knob

Cow Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
1231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69178, -79.09059

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 13
Artworks: 12
Springs: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
  • Raven Rocks: 13.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 14.2 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 17.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 17.8 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 16.8 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 19.5 mi
  • Shenandoah Caverns: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Gardens: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Feedstone MountainS 177°1,174 m6.7 mi
Tomahawk MountainS 174°1,137 m5.1 mi
Bald KnobSSE 167°1,124 m7.3 mi
Middle MountainSSW 201°1,082 m8.1 mi
Brushy MountainS 173°1,070 m5.7 mi
Rader MountainS 186°1,067 m4.0 mi
Fulk MountainSE 143°1,056 m2.2 mi
Black Lick MountainSE 128°1,040 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:28
June solstice05:5320:0520:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356514915

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