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Gabel Knob

Gabel Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Gabel Knob rises to 468 m in West Virginia. Hodam Mountain stands 808 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away. Little Kanawha Parkway passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31587589, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79454, -80.65732

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Riffle Run Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Burnsville City Park: 4.5 mi
  • Bulltown Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
  • Bulltown Historic Area: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 3
  • Burnsville Waterfall: 3.8 mi
  • Tecumseh Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Tenskwatawa Falls: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bulltown Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Frametown Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Gabel Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hodam MountainSE 134°808 m20.0 mi
Cool Spring KnobSE 144°805 m20.9 mi
Potato KnobESE 121°748 m20.8 mi
Big Run KnobE 90°732 m21.5 mi
Elk MountainSSE 149°731 m19.3 mi
Big MountainSSE 149°710 m15.5 mi
Pilot KnobS 175°693 m18.3 mi
Haystack KnobESE 104°662 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0019:35
June solstice05:5920:1220:52
September equinox07:1118:4619:21
December solstice07:3816:2317:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546371757468574537
Precip in3.83.54.54.25.45.36.14.63.73.63.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutton Lake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356524886

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