Dorsey Knob
Dorsey Knob rises to 436 m in West Virginia. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorsey's Knob Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 2.2 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Dorsey Knob is a mountain summit located off U.S. Route 119 at the southern edge of Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Dorsey Knob is contained within a park spanning 71 acres (29 ha) that features the mountain's landmark Sky Rock (also referred to as Dorsey Knob). The top of Sky Rock is at an altitude of 1,398 feet (426 m), rising nearly 600 feet (180 m) above the surrounding landscape. It overlooks the Monongahela River and the Appalachian Mountains. Also located in the park is Dorsey's Knob Lodge, operated by Boparc, Morgantown's municipal park authority.
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Wikidata Q5298904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 436 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 18.2 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dorsey's Knob Park: 0.1 mi
- White Park: 0.9 mi
- Jack Roberts Park: 1.4 mi
- King Street Park: 1.5 mi
- South Park Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Price Hill: 2.2 mi
- Grapevine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Chisler Knob: 5.1 mi
- Higgins Knob: 6.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.6 mi
- Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Watts Museum: 3.5 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 12.4 mi
- Marion County Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Telephone Museum: 12.6 mi
- Monongalia County War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Farm House Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Metal Shack: 7.3 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 8.7 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 2.9 mi
- Core Arboretum: 3.4 mi
- Tom's Run Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- LIttle Indian Creek Wildlife Managment ARea: 5.6 mi
- Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Climbing: 6.7 mi
- Climbing and Rappelling: 6.9 mi
- Climbing: 7.1 mi
- Riverside Spot: 7.3 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 12.1 mi
- Don Knotts: 2.3 mi
- From The Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 12.5 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 22.5 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.4 mi
- The Cliff: 17.1 mi
- White Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 22.6 mi
- Little Falls: 3.8 mi
- Matador Falls: 10.6 mi
- Watering Trough: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorsey Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Knob | ESE 106° | 960 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Swamp Knob | E 96° | 944 m | 23.9 mi |
| Fike Hill | E 94° | 943 m | 24.4 mi |
| Devies Mountain | NE 52° | 839 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Phoebe | SE 126° | 715 m | 13.0 mi |
| Kelley Knob | E 85° | 712 m | 21.2 mi |
| Reed Hill | ENE 78° | 675 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 150° | 656 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:17 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morgantown L&D, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356538774
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