Frail Knob
Frail Knob rises to 347 m in West Virginia. Bird Knob stands 555 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunstock Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Midland Trail passes 17 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31585657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 347 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 28.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gunstock Knob: 2.9 mi
- Campbell Hill: 3.2 mi
- Crabapple Knob: 5.2 mi
- Huckleberry Knob: 6.7 mi
- White Hill: 7.0 mi
- Taylor Public Hunting Area: 7.6 mi
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area: 10.3 mi
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
- Knollwood Playground and Park: 14.7 mi
- Charles Fork Lake Recreational Area: 16.0 mi
- Captain John Young: 6.7 mi
- Train tunnel: 12.7 mi
- Donnally Monuments: 16.9 mi
- The Block: 17.4 mi
- State Capitol: 17.4 mi
- West Virginia State Museum: 17.6 mi
- West Virginia Cultural Center: 17.6 mi
- Frankenberger Art Gallery: 17.9 mi
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum: 18.0 mi
- Mary Ingles Trail: 22.6 mi
- Women's Soldier: 17.5 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Firefighter's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- West Virginia Fallen Police Officer's Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson: 17.7 mi
- Burial Atendants: 18.7 mi
- Wedding Garden: 13.2 mi
- East End Community Gardens: 17.3 mi
- Governor's Garden: 17.7 mi
- Skyline Drive: 16.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 23.3 mi
- July: 7.9 mi
- Chestnut Point: 8.3 mi
- Grotto: 13.7 mi
- Wallace Hartman Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frail Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Knob | SE 145° | 555 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | ESE 110° | 499 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 89° | 492 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Desert | SSE 168° | 491 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 97° | 487 m | 17.2 mi |
| Independence Mountain | SE 139° | 487 m | 22.1 mi |
| Mule Knob | ENE 64° | 478 m | 23.0 mi |
| Schoonover Knob | ESE 117° | 465 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:14 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:27 | 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 | 33 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clendenin, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1539212 — Frail Knob, Roane County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356517014
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