Cunningham Knob
Cunningham Knob rises to 1,339 m in West Virginia. Spruce Knob stands 1,482 m to the east, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yokum Knob, a peak 2.0 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31557499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,339 m
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 12.6 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
- 12.7 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 13.3 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
Named places within 25 miles
- Yokum Knob: 2.0 mi
- Bayard Knob: 2.2 mi
- Harper Knob: 2.7 mi
- Beech Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pharis Knob: 3.3 mi
- Beaver Dam Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 10.2 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 11.1 mi
- Gaudineer Knob Recreation Site: 11.5 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Spruce Mountain Spring: 6.8 mi
- Locust Spring: 8.1 mi
- Pat Spring: 12.1 mi
- Lorraine Burke Spring: 12.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.8 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 9.8 mi
- Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Camp Bartow Historic Site: 12.9 mi
- Wilson Monument: 16.1 mi
- Elkins Roundhouse: 18.5 mi
- Randolph County Museum: 14.9 mi
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 18.0 mi
- Sites Homestead: 18.1 mi
- West Virginia Railroad Museum: 18.3 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 20.5 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 15.4 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 17.2 mi
- Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 18.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 20.5 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 21.7 mi
- High Falls: 7.9 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 9.5 mi
- Small waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 12.3 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 21.3 mi
- Southern Pillar: 18.3 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 18.3 mi
- Lower Slabs: 18.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 21.7 mi
- Gertrude: 7.0 mi
- Stringtown: 22.3 mi
- Mill Run: 22.5 mi
- Smoke Hole: 23.1 mi
- Locust Springs: 8.2 mi
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 11.0 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 24.6 mi
- H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Cunningham Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Knob | E 91° | 1,482 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pharis Knob | NE 35° | 1,410 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kile Knob | ESE 121° | 1,395 m | 11.4 mi |
| Horse Rock | ENE 68° | 1,374 m | 9.4 mi |
| Panther Knob | SE 137° | 1,371 m | 13.2 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | SE 146° | 1,370 m | 12.4 mi |
| Job Knob | NNE 33° | 1,353 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gaudineer Knob | WSW 239° | 1,351 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:19 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523502
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