Fox Knob
Fox Knob rises to 525 m in West Virginia. Red Oak Knob stands 1,129 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnette Hill, a peak 2.9 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in West Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31585539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 25.3 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnette Hill: 2.9 mi
- Davis Knob: 3.6 mi
- James Knob: 4.6 mi
- Long Knob: 4.8 mi
- Coon Knob: 4.8 mi
- Young Monument: 7.0 mi
- Gassaway Park: 8.7 mi
- Sutton Downtown Historic District: 9.5 mi
- Bee Run Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
- Tioga Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Circus Wall: 21.1 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 21.2 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 21.2 mi
- Gun Wall: 21.2 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 21.2 mi
- Bee Run Swimming Area: 9.8 mi
- Bulltown Swimming Area: 21.0 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 21.2 mi
- Cedar Creek State Park: 23.4 mi
- Gilmer County: 23.4 mi
- Old Stone Trough: 23.6 mi
- Frametown Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Bulltown Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Bulltown: 20.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 21.2 mi
- Burnsville Waterfall: 22.5 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Fox Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Knob | SE 124° | 1,129 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bee Knob | ESE 112° | 987 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bishop Knob | SE 130° | 954 m | 22.3 mi |
| Payne Knob | ESE 106° | 945 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cottle Knob | SSE 147° | 924 m | 15.4 mi |
| Thorny Knob | SSE 158° | 878 m | 23.8 mi |
| Buffalo Bull Knob | E 96° | 853 m | 22.5 mi |
| Miller Knob | E 98° | 850 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:12 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:24 | 17:06 |
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 | 35 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517012
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