Skip to content

Daubenspeck Knob

Daubenspeck Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Daubenspeck Knob rises to 918 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugargrove Knob, a peak 2.3 miles away. Midland Trail passes 8.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31562571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
918 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12622, -80.77287

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 46
Cliffs: 36
  • Cambodia: 7.3 mi
  • Molly and Johnny Wall: 7.4 mi
  • Fifth Buttress: 7.4 mi
  • Fourth Buttress: 7.6 mi
  • Third Buttress: 7.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Attractions: 7
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 9.2 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 14.7 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 16.9 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 20.0 mi
  • The Canopy: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Rudolph Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Peters Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Cathedral Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 18.6 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 19.4 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 20.5 mi
  • Coal Miner Memorial: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 15.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Daubenspeck Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobESE 106°1,332 m15.6 mi
Job KnobESE 104°1,324 m12.9 mi
Cross MountainSE 137°1,271 m14.5 mi
Beech KnobE 96°1,261 m9.2 mi
Little Beech KnobE 95°1,255 m9.6 mi
Blue KnobE 91°1,227 m15.8 mi
Wildcat KnobESE 104°1,223 m8.5 mi
Manning KnobE 86°1,210 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1120:50
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3716:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239505966706963514133
Precip in4.23.74.94.85.65.76.14.64.33.73.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554259 — Daubenspeck Knob, Nicholas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524801

More peaks in West Virginia

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Daubenspeck Knob.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens