Dug Knob
Dug Knob rises to 749 m in West Virginia. Cow Knob stands 1,231 m to the east-northeast, 2.8 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
Named places within 25 miles
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Ruddle Park: 8.9 mi
- Franklin Town Park: 10.3 mi
- Dam Site Seven Park: 11.6 mi
- Little Cow Knob: 0.6 mi
- Whetmiller Knob: 0.9 mi
- Round Knob: 1.8 mi
- Mitchell Knob: 1.9 mi
- Dunkle Knob: 2.5 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 19.1 mi
- Love Essence: 20.4 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 20.4 mi
- Flames: 20.4 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 20.4 mi
- Fallen Solider Tribute: 19.5 mi
- 1971 Plane Crash Site: 20.0 mi
- Fort Harrison: 21.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Monument: 21.8 mi
- Cannon Veterans Memorial: 21.8 mi
- 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
- Seneca Rocks Discovery Center: 16.3 mi
- Sites Homestead: 16.3 mi
- Plains District Memorial Museum: 20.1 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 20.5 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 21.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 10.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.7 mi
- Southern Pillar: 15.9 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 15.9 mi
- Lower Slabs: 16.0 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 20.6 mi
- Small waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 21.0 mi
- Falls Ridge Waterfall: 24.4 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 14.4 mi
- Bryce Resort: 22.3 mi
- Heishman Garden: 20.3 mi
- ISAT Patio: 22.9 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 23.1 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 19.1 mi
- Lost River State Park: 20.8 mi
- Smoke Hole: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Dug Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Knob | ENE 79° | 1,231 m | 2.8 mi |
| Feedstone Mountain | SSE 154° | 1,174 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tomahawk Mountain | SE 144° | 1,137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 146° | 1,124 m | 7.9 mi |
| Middle Mountain | S 182° | 1,082 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rader Mountain | SE 145° | 1,067 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fulk Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,056 m | 4.3 mi |
| Black Lick Mountain | E 91° | 1,040 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
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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