Elleber Knob
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
- 3.4 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 4.0 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 10.8 mi off the Back Mountain Backway
- 15.4 mi off the Cheat Mountain Backway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 14 mi
- Little Laurel Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Knob: 1.0 mi
- Watering Pond Knob: 1.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Red Oak Knob: 4.6 mi
- Asbury Knob: 5.9 mi
- Old House Run Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Highland Park: 7.7 mi
- Little River Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Camp Hidden Meadows: 9.9 mi
- Widney Park: 9.9 mi
- Locust Spring: 12.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bolar Spring: 14.3 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 20.1 mi
- Phillips Spring: 20.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- NRAO Science Center: 5.2 mi
- Charles P. Jones Museum: 7.6 mi
- Highland County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Locust Springs: 12.2 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 13.9 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Hayfields State Park: 14.0 mi
- Gaudineer Scenic Area: 15.5 mi
- Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery: 18.3 mi
- High Falls of Cheat: 13.6 mi
- High Falls: 24.5 mi
- Byrd Point: 17.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 24.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorny Benchmark | W 263° | 1,481 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cheat Mountain | W 275° | 1,481 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 280° | 1,476 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tygart Valley North | WNW 283° | 1,457 m | 15.2 mi |
| Beech Flat Knob | WNW 292° | 1,433 m | 14.4 mi |
| Watering Pond Knob | NE 44° | 1,396 m | 1.3 mi |
| Ward Knob | WNW 297° | 1,385 m | 14.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NE 48° | 1,370 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:21 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
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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