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Dunkle Knob

Dunkle Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Dunkle Knob rises to 849 m in West Virginia. High Knob stands 1,246 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31573147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
849 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.65234, -79.16531

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 10
Springs: 8
  • Hall Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Beaver Creek Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 20.3 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Treasure Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 14.3 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 23.1 mi
  • Bryce Resort: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobS 183°1,246 m5.8 mi
Dundore MountainS 169°1,244 m8.6 mi
Cow KnobNE 56°1,231 m4.9 mi
Feedstone MountainSE 133°1,174 m5.9 mi
Tomahawk MountainESE 117°1,137 m5.1 mi
Bald KnobSE 127°1,124 m7.2 mi
Goods MountainSSE 155°1,088 m8.5 mi
Middle MountainSSE 167°1,082 m5.0 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 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523539

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