Dad Knob
Dad Knob rises to 917 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tanner Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31558349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 917 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 22.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 28 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tanner Knob: 1.0 mi
- Thorny Knob: 1.3 mi
- Kerless Knob: 4.7 mi
- Laurel Knob: 5.1 mi
- Beech Knob: 5.3 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 2.8 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 4.5 mi
- Indian Rocks Community Park: 7.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 7.6 mi
- Circus Wall: 12.1 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 12.3 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 12.3 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 12.4 mi
- Long Wall: 12.5 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 15.4 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 15.6 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 15.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
- McClung: 14.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 14.7 mi
- Bryant: 15.5 mi
- Fairview: 17.2 mi
- Mill Run: 22.9 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 4.4 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 13.0 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 13.0 mi
- Beartown State Park: 22.0 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 22.9 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.8 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 21.1 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Dad Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Knob | SSE 150° | 1,332 m | 12.7 mi |
| Job Knob | SSE 158° | 1,324 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cold Knob | SE 146° | 1,314 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mikes Knob | E 90° | 1,297 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | ESE 116° | 1,289 m | 14.3 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 102° | 1,271 m | 12.8 mi |
| Beech Knob | S 176° | 1,261 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | S 173° | 1,255 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524800
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