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Ellis Knob

Ellis Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Ellis Knob rises to 1,183 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bull Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31577410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.08345, -80.45591

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
Cliffs: 14
  • Coffman Hill: 21.5 mi
  • Circus Wall: 23.5 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 23.5 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 23.6 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 5
  • Bubble Cave Preserve: 9.2 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 10.6 mi
  • Lost World Caverns: 17.3 mi
  • The Bunker: 22.1 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Hillsboro: 14.0 mi
  • T. M. Cheeks: 18.3 mi
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Locust Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Ellis Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briery KnobNE 55°1,377 m7.4 mi
Rocky KnobNE 47°1,355 m7.5 mi
Blue KnobENE 56°1,340 m11.5 mi
Grassy KnobWSW 240°1,332 m2.6 mi
Job KnobW 267°1,324 m4.7 mi
Spruce MountainNE 54°1,316 m10.4 mi
Cold KnobSW 216°1,314 m1.8 mi
Mikes KnobNNE 27°1,297 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5919:34
June solstice06:0020:0920:49
September equinox07:1018:4619:21
December solstice07:3516:2517:06

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139505865696863534234
Precip in4.34.05.34.85.85.26.04.44.23.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356523569

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