Granddaddy Knob
Granddaddy Knob rises to 785 m in West Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Marks Knob, a peak 0.8 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 26 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31804958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 785 m
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Camp Allegheny Backway
- 25.8 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Marks Knob: 0.8 mi
- Evick Knob: 1.0 mi
- Shriner Knob: 1.4 mi
- Lick Run Knob: 2.1 mi
- Cowger Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 2.5 mi
- Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 2.5 mi
- Brandywine Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
- Shenandoah Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Old Sexton Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 18.1 mi
- Fort Harrison: 18.3 mi
- Fort Edward Johnson (1862): 18.5 mi
- Confederate Breastworks Interpretive Site: 18.7 mi
- Maple Spring: 5.3 mi
- Hall Spring: 9.4 mi
- Sand Spring: 10.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Spring: 12.3 mi
- Rock Lick Spring: 12.9 mi
- Love Essence: 19.5 mi
- Reader's Guide to an Open Window: 19.5 mi
- Flames: 19.6 mi
- CON_Sequential Complex: 19.6 mi
- Guns into Plowshares: 19.6 mi
- Bridgewater Historical Society: 17.9 mi
- Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center: 18.6 mi
- Museum Of American Jewelry Design and Manufacturing: 20.5 mi
- Highland County Museum: 20.6 mi
- Virginia Quilt Museum: 20.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 19.2 mi
- Southern Pillar: 20.8 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Seneca Rocks: 20.9 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 16.2 mi
- Seneca Caverns: 17.0 mi
- Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 20.2 mi
- Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 21.4 mi
- North River Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Mountain House Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Stonewall Ruritan Club Picnic Ground: 18.7 mi
- Blue Hole Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Locust Springs: 22.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 19.5 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.3 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.3 mi
- Upper Falls of Seneca Creek: 21.3 mi
- Small waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Falls of Seneca: 23.3 mi
- Mole Hill Acres: 16.4 mi
- Smoke Hole: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Granddaddy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddish Knob | S 187° | 1,338 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flagpole Knob | SE 141° | 1,336 m | 3.7 mi |
| Slate Springs Mountain | SE 144° | 1,332 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bother Knob | SSE 164° | 1,323 m | 3.2 mi |
| High Knob | ENE 69° | 1,246 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dyers Knob | SSW 193° | 1,245 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dundore Mountain | ESE 107° | 1,244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Meadow Knob | SE 128° | 1,184 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:06 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin 2 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1551265 — Granddaddy Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356523676
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