Fury Knob
Fury Knob rises to 789 m in West Virginia. Job Knob stands 1,324 m to the southeast, 14 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
- 11.4 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 15.7 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Long Point Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Lover's Leap Lookout · 21 mi
- Hawk's Nest Overlook · 22 mi
- Concho Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Hole Knob: 2.5 mi
- Short Back Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fowler Knob: 5.6 mi
- Thorny Knob: 5.8 mi
- Beech Knob: 5.9 mi
- 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
- Summersville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 5.3 mi
- Summersville Park: 7.1 mi
- Richwood Roadside Park: 7.5 mi
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Summersville Lake Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 11.8 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Peters Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 22.3 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 22.4 mi
- McClung: 12.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 12.9 mi
- Bryant: 13.3 mi
- Fairview: 15.1 mi
- Nuttallburg: 19.8 mi
- 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
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Red Ash Coke Ovens: 24.0 mi
- Rush Run Coke Ovens: 24.6 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Sugar Camp Run Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 6.2 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Fury Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job Knob | SE 131° | 1,324 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cold Knob | SE 126° | 1,314 m | 18.1 mi |
| Little Beech Knob | SE 131° | 1,255 m | 10.6 mi |
| Blue Knob | ESE 115° | 1,227 m | 15.7 mi |
| Manning Knob | ESE 111° | 1,210 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bush Place Knob | SE 145° | 1,208 m | 10.7 mi |
| Joe Knob | SE 146° | 1,192 m | 16.3 mi |
| Point Mountain | SE 143° | 1,189 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:11 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:25 | 17:07 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356524884
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