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Elk Knob

Elk Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Knob rises to 1,038 m in West Virginia. Wrights Peak stands 1,242 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cove Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Farm Heritage Road passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31576850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1038 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62207, -80.37784

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
Cliffs: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 6
  • Big Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Cove Creek Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Old Sweet Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Sweet Chalybeate Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Rowan Memorial Home Spring: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Museums: 4
  • Second Creek Mill: 5.3 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Craig County Historical Society: 16.8 mi
  • Alleghany Historical Society: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Middle Cascades: 8.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 8.4 mi
  • Beaverdam Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Cascades: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Udderly Chic(k): 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Elk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wrights PeakSW 219°1,242 m12.9 mi
Lone Pine PeakSSW 203°1,232 m16.1 mi
Salt Pond MountainSSW 203°1,231 m16.1 mi
Fork MountainSSW 210°1,192 m12.7 mi
Fork MountainSSW 210°1,190 m12.7 mi
Arnolds KnobSSE 168°1,186 m9.2 mi
Hanging RockSSW 207°1,153 m9.1 mi
Moteshard MountainS 176°1,136 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0120:0820:47
September equinox07:1018:4619:20
December solstice07:3416:2617:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543536169727165544336
Precip in2.72.33.33.54.63.83.83.33.62.62.52.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union 3 SSE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524833

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