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Cunningham Knob

Cunningham Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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
1339 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70234, -79.66283

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 8
  • 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
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
  • Southern Pillar: 18.3 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 18.3 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Slabs: 18.5 mi
  • Raven Rocks: 19.9 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Cunningham Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce KnobE 91°1,482 m7.0 mi
Pharis KnobNE 35°1,410 m3.3 mi
Kile KnobESE 121°1,395 m11.4 mi
Horse RockENE 68°1,374 m9.4 mi
Panther KnobSE 137°1,371 m13.2 mi
Snowy MountainSE 146°1,370 m12.4 mi
Job KnobNNE 33°1,353 m13.7 mi
Gaudineer KnobWSW 239°1,351 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0820:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3416:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835465563666659483830
Precip in4.54.04.85.26.25.05.74.14.53.73.34.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glady 1 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523502

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