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Elleber Knob

Elleber Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Elleber Knob rises to 1,401 m in West Virginia. Thorny Benchmark stands 1,481 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577246, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1401 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42012, -79.72255

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 8.6 mi
  • Powerhouse: 10.3 mi
  • Boiler House: 10.3 mi
  • Cass: 10.7 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 6.6 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 7.7 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 8.1 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 13.3 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 12.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Elleber Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thorny BenchmarkW 263°1,481 m14.7 mi
Cheat MountainW 275°1,481 m15.2 mi
Bald KnobW 280°1,476 m11.5 mi
Tygart Valley NorthWNW 283°1,457 m15.2 mi
Beech Flat KnobWNW 292°1,433 m14.4 mi
Watering Pond KnobNE 44°1,396 m1.3 mi
Ward KnobWNW 297°1,385 m14.7 mi
Snowy MountainNE 48°1,370 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3316:2117:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485764686760493931
Precip in3.32.93.94.24.84.54.33.74.03.03.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mill GAP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551049 — Elleber Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356523568

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