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Day Knob

Day Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Day Knob rises to 858 m in West Virginia. Harmon Rocks stands 1,243 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31563537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
858 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70317, -79.25837

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Springs: 9
  • Hall Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Maple Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 8.2 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 22.6 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Day Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmon RocksW 270°1,243 m8.1 mi
Cow KnobE 95°1,231 m9.1 mi
Socrates MountainSSW 194°1,032 m7.5 mi
Castle MountainWSW 245°1,032 m9.5 mi
Brushy MountainWSW 252°1,004 m6.2 mi
Peters MountainWSW 256°994 m7.4 mi
Flint KnobSSW 207°959 m9.1 mi
Propst KnobSSW 210°958 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:46
September equinox07:0518:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1817:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543526168727064544436
Precip in2.52.13.23.44.23.44.83.53.82.62.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523509

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