Eli Taylor Knob
Eli Taylor Knob rises to 470 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frametown Rest Area, a rest area 1.8 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31576801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 470 m
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 26.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- James Knob: 3.1 mi
- Potato Knob: 4.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 4.6 mi
- Long Knob: 4.8 mi
- Davis Knob: 5.0 mi
- Gassaway Park: 6.0 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 9.4 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Holly Gray Park: 12.3 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 16.8 mi
- Gilmer County: 18.9 mi
- Dollar General Trailer: 19.9 mi
- Presidents Wall: 20.7 mi
- Smith-Bush Farm: 23.4 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 10.7 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 19.8 mi
- Courthouse Rock: 23.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 24.2 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 16.9 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- Bulltown: 19.8 mi
- Biology Demonstration Garden: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Eli Taylor Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottle Knob | SSE 147° | 924 m | 23.0 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SSE 160° | 848 m | 23.2 mi |
| Burnt Knob | SSE 156° | 804 m | 23.8 mi |
| Corren Knob | S 169° | 745 m | 17.3 mi |
| Elk Mountain | ESE 105° | 731 m | 22.8 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 97° | 710 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 119° | 693 m | 15.7 mi |
| Ware Mountain | E 92° | 594 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356516600
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