Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob rises to 1,332 m in West Virginia. Briery Knob stands 1,377 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Highland Scenic Highway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31716643, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1332 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Highland Scenic Highway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 27.9 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Little Laurel Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cold Knob: 1.2 mi
- Charley Knob: 2.3 mi
- Ellis Knob: 2.6 mi
- Job Knob: 2.7 mi
- Big Bull Hill: 3.2 mi
- Richwood Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Quinwood Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Sterling Spencer Memorial Sculpture Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rupert Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
- Rupert City Park: 12.4 mi
- Coffman Hill: 20.7 mi
- Circus Wall: 22.2 mi
- Orange Oswald Wall: 22.3 mi
- Narcissus Cave: 22.3 mi
- Satisfaction Wall: 22.4 mi
- McClung: 12.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 12.7 mi
- Bryant: 13.7 mi
- Fairview: 14.5 mi
- Mill Run: 15.2 mi
- Bubble Cave Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Richwood Area Chamber of Commerce: 11.2 mi
- Lost World Caverns: 16.3 mi
- The Bunker: 21.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 22.9 mi
- Lower Falls of Hills Creek: 11.6 mi
- Middle Falls of Hills Creek: 11.6 mi
- Upper Falls of Hills Creek: 11.7 mi
- Rudolph Falls: 12.2 mi
- Beartown State Park: 12.1 mi
- Fred E. Brooks Memorial Arboretum: 19.4 mi
- Summersville Lake State Park: 22.9 mi
- Rainelle Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Hillsboro: 16.5 mi
- T. M. Cheeks: 20.7 mi
- Pearl S Buck Birthplace: 16.8 mi
- Greenbrier Military School Museum: 18.4 mi
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue: 11.2 mi
- North Bend Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Locust Creek Spring: 13.7 mi
- Summersville Lake Lighthouse: 22.0 mi
- Jerry's Run Safety Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briery Knob | ENE 57° | 1,377 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NE 51° | 1,355 m | 10.0 mi |
| Job Knob | WNW 292° | 1,324 m | 2.7 mi |
| Cold Knob | E 100° | 1,314 m | 1.2 mi |
| Sugartree Bench Mountain | NE 54° | 1,289 m | 8.0 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SW 219° | 1,271 m | 8.2 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NE 37° | 1,271 m | 10.3 mi |
| Beech Knob | WNW 299° | 1,261 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richwood 1sse, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1554597 — Grassy Knob, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356524901
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