Fisher Knob
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. 49 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
- 18.8 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 21.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Crane Knob: 3.9 mi
- Divide Hill: 5.1 mi
- Garnes Knob: 5.4 mi
- Hall Knob: 8.9 mi
- Gunstock Knob: 12.2 mi
- Shoney's Big Boy Museum: 16.2 mi
- State Capitol: 17.7 mi
- World War 2: 17.7 mi
- The Roll of Honor: 17.7 mi
- The Block: 17.7 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 9.4 mi
- Nitro Wars Museum: 13.9 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 17.9 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 18.8 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 18.8 mi
- Burial Atendants: 15.8 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 18.8 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Women's Soldier: 18.8 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 19.0 mi
- Wedding Garden: 15.7 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Governor's Garden: 18.9 mi
- Coal River Nature Reserve: 17.0 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 25.0 mi
- July: 10.2 mi
- Huntsville: 17.4 mi
- Indian Rock: 14.6 mi
- Skyline Drive: 19.9 mi
- Grotto: 16.6 mi
- Chestnut Point: 16.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malden Mountain | SSE 155° | 455 m | 24.4 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 117° | 437 m | 24.3 mi |
| Holmes Knob | SSE 150° | 403 m | 13.5 mi |
| Campbell Hill | E 98° | 397 m | 17.9 mi |
| Starcher Rocks | E 93° | 397 m | 21.6 mi |
| Crabapple Knob | ESE 111° | 394 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jackson Rocks | E 89° | 393 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gunstock Knob | ESE 106° | 387 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:16 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:28 | 17:10 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
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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