Grays Knob
Grays Knob rises to 973 m in Kentucky. Black Mountain stands 1,259 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobs Spur, a peak 0.9 miles away. Pine Mountain Road passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Kentucky, United States of America
Wikidata Q49033308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 973 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Pine Mountain Road
- 6.4 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 9.3 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 22.3 mi off the Wilderness Road Heritage Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Powell Mountain Overlook · 24 mi
- Pinnacle Overlook · 24 mi
- Cumberland Gap Pinnacle Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bobs Spur: 0.9 mi
- Potato Knob: 4.1 mi
- Fox Knob: 4.8 mi
- Sugarcamp Knob: 5.9 mi
- Kitts Knob: 6.4 mi
- NARROW: 5.8 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 5.9 mi
- Railhouse: 6.3 mi
- Hawkeye Overlook: 6.5 mi
- waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Dressen Park (Blue Courts): 3.5 mi
- Huff Park: 4.3 mi
- Stone Mountain Park: 5.7 mi
- Jonesville Park: 11.7 mi
- Cumberland Bowl Park: 11.9 mi
- Martins Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Cranks Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Stone Mountain Natural Area: 8.3 mi
- Fletcher Ford State Natural Area Preserve: 12.4 mi
- E. Lucy Braun State Park State Nature Preserve: 15.9 mi
- Howard Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Fletcher Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Slanting Misery: 14.7 mi
- Chain Rock: 22.6 mi
- The Rounds: 23.0 mi
- Stone Face Rock: 14.2 mi
- Joseph Martin monument: 16.9 mi
- Martin's Station: 16.9 mi
- Highest Point in Kentucky: 23.6 mi
- Hancock County Welcome Center: 18.3 mi
- Kentucky Coal Mining Museum: 22.4 mi
- Portal 31 Mine Tour: 24.0 mi
- Doughboy Statue: 4.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Grays Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | ENE 68° | 1,259 m | 23.6 mi |
| Potato Hill | ENE 73° | 1,123 m | 23.3 mi |
| MCD 173 | ENE 65° | 1,096 m | 13.2 mi |
| Little Black Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,063 m | 12.5 mi |
| White Rocks | SW 225° | 1,019 m | 11.8 mi |
| Joe Knob | NE 48° | 1,010 m | 14.6 mi |
| Fox Knob | W 281° | 997 m | 4.8 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | E 101° | 972 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:41 | 17:21 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baxter, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 493216 — Grays Knob, Harlan County, Kentucky.
OpenStreetMap element node/358590458
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