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Dad Knob

Dad Knob, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.22345, -80.61481

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 28
Cliffs: 23
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 4.4 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 13.0 mi
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
  • Hillsboro: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 21.1 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobSSE 150°1,332 m12.7 mi
Job KnobSSE 158°1,324 m10.7 mi
Cold KnobSE 146°1,314 m13.5 mi
Mikes KnobE 90°1,297 m13.5 mi
Sugartree Bench MountainESE 116°1,289 m14.3 mi
Fork MountainESE 102°1,271 m12.8 mi
Beech KnobS 176°1,261 m7.7 mi
Little Beech KnobS 173°1,255 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0020:1020:50
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3616:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524800

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