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Crouch Knob

Crouch Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Crouch Knob rises to 1,374 m in West Virginia. Cheat Mountain stands 1,481 m to the south-southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31556112, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1374 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.57089, -79.96012

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 6
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 10.3 mi
  • Powerhouse: 12.1 mi
  • Boiler House: 12.1 mi
  • Cass: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls of Cheat: 5.2 mi
  • High Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 22.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Locust Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Pat Spring: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
  • NRAO Science Center: 12.4 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 20.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Crouch Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cheat MountainSSW 194°1,481 m9.3 mi
Thorny BenchmarkS 188°1,481 m12.3 mi
Bald KnobS 170°1,476 m8.6 mi
Tygart Valley NorthSSW 196°1,457 m7.3 mi
Beech Flat KnobS 186°1,433 m5.1 mi
Snyder KnobS 185°1,432 m2.4 mi
Mace KnobSSW 199°1,425 m8.8 mi
Elleber KnobSE 129°1,401 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0920:48
September equinox07:0818:4419:19
December solstice07:3516:2117:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F253034455561656458493829
Precip in5.35.56.35.46.65.65.75.04.04.03.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kumbrabow, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523497

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