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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: 57
Historic sites: 11
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: 6
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 KnobS1,246 m5.8 mi
Dundore MountainS1,244 m8.6 mi
Cow KnobNE1,231 m4.9 mi
Feedstone MountainSE1,174 m5.9 mi
Tomahawk MountainESE1,137 m5.1 mi
Bald KnobSE1,124 m7.2 mi
Goods MountainSSE1,088 m8.5 mi
Middle MountainSSE1,082 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 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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523539

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