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Dug Knob

Dug Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dug Knob rises to 749 m in West Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the south, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Cow Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31572031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68373, -79.14170

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 10
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Alum Springs: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Raven Rocks: 10.3 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Southern Pillar: 15.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 15.9 mi
  • Seneca Rocks: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Treasure Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.4 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Dug Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobS 191°1,246 m8.1 mi
Cow KnobENE 79°1,231 m2.8 mi
Feedstone MountainSSE 154°1,174 m6.9 mi
Tomahawk MountainSE 144°1,137 m5.6 mi
Bald KnobSE 146°1,124 m7.9 mi
Middle MountainS 182°1,082 m7.0 mi
Brushy MountainSE 146°1,070 m6.2 mi
Rader MountainSE 145°1,067 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5419:29
June solstice05:5320:0620:45
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3216:1716:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1550991 — Dug Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523536

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