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Grassy Knob

Grassy Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Grassy Knob rises to 1,189 m in West Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,476 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old House Run Recreation Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31716647, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1189 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50901, -79.69589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 9
  • Camp Bartow Historic Site: 4.6 mi
  • Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Powerhouse: 13.8 mi
  • Boiler House: 13.8 mi
  • Cass: 14.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Locust Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Cool Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Spruce Mountain Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Rock Lick Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Bolar Spring: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 6.8 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 7.0 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 9.1 mi
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 13.2 mi
  • Seneca Caverns: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 4
  • NRAO Science Center: 8.6 mi
  • Charles P. Jones Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Highland County Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Randolph County Museum: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Allendale Nursery: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobWSW 252°1,476 m13.4 mi
Beech Flat KnobW 267°1,433 m14.8 mi
Snyder KnobW 278°1,432 m14.6 mi
Elleber KnobSSW 193°1,401 m6.3 mi
Watering Pond KnobS 186°1,396 m5.2 mi
Kile KnobENE 57°1,395 m13.7 mi
Ward KnobW 272°1,385 m14.5 mi
Panther KnobENE 71°1,371 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5620:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4319:18
December solstice07:3316:2017:02

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475664676660493830
Precip in3.43.04.13.84.93.94.13.63.52.92.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bartow 1S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554596 — Grassy Knob, Pocahontas County, West Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356524899

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