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Fisher Knob

Fisher Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Fisher Knob rises to 331 m in West Virginia. Malden Mountain stands 455 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Knob, a peak 3.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 19 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States

Wikidata Q31582091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59787, -81.71680

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Amherst/Plymouth Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
  • Hometown Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bancroft Baseball Park: 9.0 mi
  • Bancroft Town Park: 9.1 mi
  • Raymond City Boat Launch: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 50
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 7
Gardens: 4
  • Wedding Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • East End Community Gardens: 18.4 mi
  • Governor's Garden: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Skyline Drive: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grotto: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fisher Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Malden MountainSSE 155°455 m24.4 mi
Big KnobESE 117°437 m24.3 mi
Hickory KnobSE 128°406 m21.7 mi
Holmes KnobSSE 150°403 m13.5 mi
Campbell HillE 98°397 m17.9 mi
Starcher RocksE 93°397 m21.6 mi
Crabapple KnobESE 111°394 m19.2 mi
Jackson RocksE 89°393 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0320:1620:55
September equinox07:1518:5119:26
December solstice07:4216:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747266544335
Precip in3.23.24.43.95.04.95.43.83.53.22.93.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sissonville 1SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554457 — Fisher Knob, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524848

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