Flag Knob
Flag Knob rises to 686 m in West Virginia. Ivy Knob stands 1,083 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31582401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 686 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 10.1 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Concho Overlook · 8 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 11 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Kingston Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Town Creek Knob: 4.4 mi
- Lick Knob: 4.9 mi
- Packs Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Old Collins Middle: 3.8 mi
- Collins Park: 3.8 mi
- Oak Hill City Park: 4.1 mi
- Historic Lewis House: 4.3 mi
- Bridge Buttress: 10.4 mi
- Fern Point Area: 10.5 mi
- Party Buttress Area: 10.5 mi
- Endless Wall: 10.6 mi
- Honeymooner Area: 10.6 mi
- Thurmond: 8.0 mi
- Kay Moor: 10.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 11.3 mi
- Nuttallburg: 11.4 mi
- Stonewall: 11.8 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 7.1 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.1 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 9.4 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 10.0 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 4.7 mi
- The Canopy: 7.5 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 10.5 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 11.2 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 11.9 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 12.5 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.2 mi
- Sandstone Falls: 23.2 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 13.4 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 13.4 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 13.4 mi
- Needleseye Park: 5.9 mi
- Grandview: 13.1 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Flag Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Knob | SW 228° | 1,083 m | 19.4 mi |
| Walnut Knob | ESE 108° | 1,049 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 231° | 1,037 m | 20.2 mi |
| Ford Knob | ESE 101° | 1,026 m | 20.4 mi |
| Pond Knob | WSW 241° | 1,011 m | 12.5 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | WSW 238° | 1,009 m | 11.9 mi |
| Beelick Knob | ESE 112° | 991 m | 20.6 mi |
| Lick Knob | WSW 245° | 989 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:12 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Hill, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554465 — Flag Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524855
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