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Garnes Knob

Garnes Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Garnes Knob rises to 365 m in West Virginia. Hickory Knob stands 406 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Divide Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31589063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.67120, -81.68096

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Lakes Conference Center: 8.6 mi
  • Parsons Corner: 10.3 mi
  • Evans Dale Farm Community REecration area: 11.6 mi
  • Amherst/Plymouth Wildlife Management Area: 12.0 mi
  • Frozencamp Wildlife Management Area: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 51
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 7
Gardens: 4
  • Wedding Garden: 19.7 mi
  • East End Community Gardens: 22.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Governor's Garden: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Indian Rock: 20.0 mi
  • Skyline Drive: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Grotto: 20.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garnes Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickory KnobSE 141°406 m23.8 mi
Holmes KnobSSE 164°403 m17.5 mi
Campbell HillESE 116°397 m17.5 mi
Starcher RocksESE 108°397 m20.6 mi
Crabapple KnobSE 127°394 m19.9 mi
Jackson RocksESE 103°393 m20.6 mi
Gunstock KnobSE 131°387 m13.0 mi
King RocksE 86°382 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0320:1620:55
September equinox07:1518:5019:26
December solstice07:4216:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333644556472767468564537
Precip in3.13.34.23.84.45.04.93.93.83.13.03.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1539341 — Garnes Knob, Jackson County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356517084

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