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Fury Knob

Fury Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Fury Knob rises to 789 m in West Virginia. Grassy Knob stands 1,332 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Hole Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31587311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.21678, -80.74398

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 35
  • Circus Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Orange Oswald Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Narcissus Cave: 5.5 mi
  • Satisfaction Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Long Wall: 5.7 mi
Parks: 32
Waterfalls: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 4
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 6.2 mi
  • Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.4 mi
  • New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center: 20.7 mi
  • The Mystery Hole: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
  • Red Ash Coke Ovens: 24.0 mi
  • Rush Run Coke Ovens: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • North Bend Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Summersville Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Fury Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grassy KnobSE 128°1,332 m17.0 mi
Job KnobSE 131°1,324 m14.5 mi
Cold KnobSE 126°1,314 m18.1 mi
Beech KnobSE 134°1,261 m10.4 mi
Little Beech KnobSE 131°1,255 m10.6 mi
Blue KnobESE 115°1,227 m15.7 mi
Wildcat KnobSE 141°1,223 m10.6 mi
Manning KnobESE 111°1,210 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice06:0120:1120:50
September equinox07:1118:4719:22
December solstice07:3716:2517:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239505966706963514133
Precip in4.23.74.94.85.65.76.14.64.33.73.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Nebo 1 S, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524884

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