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Frame Knob

Frame Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Frame Knob rises to 447 m in West Virginia. Cottle Knob stands 924 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Knob, a peak 1.3 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31585689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
447 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56649, -80.96872

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Cliffs: 10
  • Gun Wall: 23.4 mi
  • The Coliseum: 23.4 mi
  • D.C. Memorial Boulder: 23.4 mi
  • Long Wall: 23.5 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Peters Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Laurel Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Trough: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Frame Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottle KnobSE 129°924 m22.5 mi
Wildcat KnobSE 143°848 m21.0 mi
Burnt KnobSE 139°804 m22.1 mi
Lonetree MountainSSE 165°777 m20.4 mi
Corren KnobSE 146°745 m14.4 mi
Panther MountainS 184°705 m22.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 98°693 m18.7 mi
Little Birch MountainE 98°577 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0119:36
June solstice06:0120:1320:52
September equinox07:1218:4819:23
December solstice07:3916:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542546371757368564437
Precip in3.53.24.24.15.05.16.44.73.53.73.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gassaway, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356517018

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