Ellis Knob
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
- 1,183 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Bull Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bee Knob: 1.7 mi
- Cold Knob: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Knob: 2.6 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.0 mi
- Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park: 10.2 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 10.7 mi
- Cranberry Back Country: 12.7 mi
- Cranberry Glades Botanical Area: 13.2 mi
- 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
- Mill Run: 12.8 mi
- McClung: 15.1 mi
- Walker Hill: 15.2 mi
- Alum Springs: 16.0 mi
- Bryant: 16.2 mi
- 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
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 9.1 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 9.1 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 9.2 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.5 mi
- Beartown State Park: 10.1 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 17.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 24.3 mi
- Hillsboro: 14.0 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 18.3 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 14.3 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 19.3 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 10.5 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 11.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Ellis Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | NE 55° | 1,377 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 47° | 1,355 m | 7.5 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WSW 240° | 1,332 m | 2.6 mi |
| Job Knob | W 267° | 1,324 m | 4.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NE 54° | 1,316 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cold Knob | SW 216° | 1,314 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mikes Knob | NNE 27° | 1,297 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 51° | 1,289 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356523569
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