Ford Knob
Ford Knob rises to 845 m in West Virginia. Myles Knob stands 1,054 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock, a peak 1.8 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31583855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 845 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 5.0 mi off the Midland Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 6 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 6 mi
- Kanawha Falls · 6 mi
- Long Point Viewpoint · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Rock: 1.8 mi
- Cotton Hill: 4.0 mi
- Flag Knob: 5.6 mi
- Kingston Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Janutola Park: 4.9 mi
- Tennis Courts: 5.2 mi
- Russell Mathews Park: 5.2 mi
- New River Birding & Nature Festival: 5.4 mi
- Fayetteville Town Park: 5.6 mi
- Head Wall: 6.1 mi
- Headless Wall: 6.1 mi
- Little Head Wall: 6.2 mi
- Ameless Wall: 6.2 mi
- Kingfish: 6.3 mi
- Kay Moor: 7.1 mi
- Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District: 8.3 mi
- Nuttallburg: 8.5 mi
- Thurmond: 9.0 mi
- Stonewall: 16.2 mi
- Coal Miner Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 9.6 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 10.4 mi
- Walter Scott's statue: 10.4 mi
- Stone Cliff Coke Ovens: 10.9 mi
- The Mystery Hole: 5.6 mi
- Vanbibbers Rock: 6.6 mi
- New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 6.6 mi
- Hank’s Last Stop: 7.9 mi
- The Canopy: 10.3 mi
- Needleseye Park: 6.6 mi
- Grandview: 16.5 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.7 mi
- Cathedral Falls: 7.0 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 14.2 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine: 18.6 mi
- Raleigh County Veteran's Inc: 18.6 mi
- Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia: 18.7 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Ford Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Knob | ESE 104° | 1,054 m | 21.8 mi |
| Walnut Knob | SE 127° | 1,049 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ford Knob | ESE 117° | 1,026 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pond Knob | SW 228° | 1,011 m | 17.1 mi |
| Coal River Mountain | SW 225° | 1,009 m | 16.6 mi |
| Buster Knob | ESE 108° | 997 m | 21.0 mi |
| Beelick Knob | SE 127° | 991 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lick Knob | SW 220° | 989 m | 9.6 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 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554483 — Ford Knob, Fayette County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524870
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