Dougher Knob
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
- 2.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 20.2 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 23.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 25.5 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 24 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nichols Knob: 1.6 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 3.4 mi
- The Swell: 3.7 mi
- Leef Knob: 4.3 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Meadow River Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Mundy Park: 6.4 mi
- Rupert City Park: 6.9 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Rainelle Town Park: 9.1 mi
- Coffman Hill: 15.4 mi
- Dowdy Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Cambodia: 22.9 mi
- Molly and Johnny Wall: 23.1 mi
- Fifth Buttress: 23.3 mi
- Fairview: 10.1 mi
- Tina: 11.4 mi
- Bryant: 11.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 11.7 mi
- McClung: 12.2 mi
- 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
- Lost World Caverns: 11.9 mi
- Organ Cave: 16.1 mi
- The Bunker: 20.1 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 20.7 mi
- The Canopy: 24.8 mi
- 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
- Brooks Falls: 16.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Grandview: 21.9 mi
- Beartown State Park: 24.5 mi
- Cove Creek Spring: 23.8 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Dougher Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,271 m | 8.1 mi |
| Huggins Knob | NE 40° | 1,204 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | NE 38° | 1,204 m | 9.1 mi |
| Keeney Knob | SSW 200° | 1,195 m | 7.1 mi |
| Joe Knob | NNE 23° | 1,192 m | 11.4 mi |
| Point Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,189 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pollock Knob | N 4° | 1,187 m | 12.4 mi |
| Red Spring Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,169 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
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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