Crane Knob
Crane Knob rises to 320 m in West Virginia. Big Knob stands 437 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 20 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31555213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 320 m
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Amherst/Plymouth Wildlife Management Area: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Lakes Conference Center: 11.5 mi
- Hometown Park: 12.9 mi
- Bancroft Baseball Park: 12.9 mi
- Bancroft Town Park: 13.0 mi
- Divide Hill: 2.3 mi
- Garnes Knob: 3.2 mi
- Fisher Knob: 3.9 mi
- Hall Knob: 7.2 mi
- Gunstock Knob: 10.2 mi
- Captain John Young: 17.1 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 18.2 mi
- State Capitol: 19.3 mi
- World War 2: 19.3 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 19.3 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 13.3 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 17.5 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 19.6 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 20.3 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 20.3 mi
- Burial Atendants: 18.1 mi
- Women's Soldier: 20.3 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 20.3 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 20.5 mi
- Wedding Garden: 16.6 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Governor's Garden: 20.4 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 20.5 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 23.8 mi
- July: 6.5 mi
- Huntsville: 17.1 mi
- Indian Rock: 18.0 mi
- Skyline Drive: 20.9 mi
- Chestnut Point: 13.0 mi
- Grotto: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crane Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | SE 126° | 437 m | 22.6 mi |
| Holmes Knob | SSE 166° | 403 m | 14.3 mi |
| Campbell Hill | ESE 108° | 397 m | 15.2 mi |
| Starcher Rocks | E 100° | 397 m | 18.6 mi |
| Crabapple Knob | ESE 122° | 394 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jackson Rocks | E 95° | 393 m | 18.8 mi |
| Gunstock Knob | ESE 124° | 387 m | 10.2 mi |
| King Rocks | ENE 79° | 382 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:15 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sissonville 1SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524798
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