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Elk Knob

Elk Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Elk Knob rises to 1,078 m in West Virginia. Keeney Knob stands 1,195 m to the northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Summers County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31576866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1078 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72456, -80.78175

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
Ghost towns: 17
Museums: 8
  • Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Veteran's Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Hinton Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Second Creek Mill: 18.2 mi
  • Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • World War II Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Beckley Mill Site: 20.4 mi
  • Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 21.2 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Brooks Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Sandstone Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Sandstone Falls: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Elk Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keeney KnobNE 51°1,195 m5.4 mi
Red Spring MountainNE 43°1,169 m5.2 mi
Sassafras KnobNE 43°1,116 m2.7 mi
Boggs KnobN 0°1,102 m13.5 mi
Ballengee KnobNNE 33°1,095 m2.0 mi
Walnut KnobNW 325°1,049 m15.3 mi
Bald KnobNNE 31°1,047 m1.5 mi
Freezeland MountainW 266°1,040 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:35
June solstice06:0220:1020:49
September equinox07:1218:4719:22
December solstice07:3616:2717:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313542536269737266544335
Precip in3.02.93.83.64.43.74.23.13.42.62.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alderson, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524834

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