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Dougher Knob

Dougher Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dougher Knob rises to 878 m in West Virginia. Cross Mountain stands 1,271 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Nichols Knob, a peak 1.6 miles away. Midland Trail passes 2.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31570988, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
878 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.86929, -80.66036

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 30
Cliffs: 15
Ghost towns: 13
Historic sites: 5
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 18.5 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 22.0 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 22.4 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 17.9 mi
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 2
  • Cove Creek Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Dougher Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 28°1,271 m8.1 mi
Huggins KnobNE 40°1,204 m8.7 mi
Buffalo MountainNE 38°1,204 m9.1 mi
Keeney KnobSSW 200°1,195 m7.1 mi
Joe KnobNNE 23°1,192 m11.4 mi
Point MountainNNE 31°1,189 m11.7 mi
Pollock KnobN 4°1,187 m12.4 mi
Red Spring MountainSSW 206°1,169 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1020:49
September equinox07:1118:4719:21
December solstice07:3516:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554323 — Dougher Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524819

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