Gregg Knob
Gregg Knob rises to 960 m in West Virginia. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Snaggy Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Old Route 7 Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Gregg Knob is a summit near Afton, West Virginia, in the United States. With an elevation of 3,150 feet (960 m), Gregg Knob is the 302nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. The summit was named after Elihu Gregg, an early settler. A ski slope with two tows operated on the northeastern face of Gregg Knob from 1955 to 1961.
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Wikidata Q31430534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 960 m
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.8 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 10 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 18 mi
- Point Lookout · 25 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snaggy Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Lewis Knob: 3.8 mi
- Pine Swamp Knob: 4.0 mi
- Whites Knob: 5.1 mi
- Fike Hill: 5.1 mi
- Terra Alta Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Albright Municipal Park: 5.9 mi
- Sang Run State Park: 7.5 mi
- Commuity Soccer Fields: 8.4 mi
- Kingwood City Park: 8.5 mi
- Beth's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 9.3 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 10.2 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 11.0 mi
- Elkins Coal and Coke Company Historic District: 15.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.9 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 12.5 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 16.3 mi
- Climbing: 18.1 mi
- Climbing: 18.3 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 5.3 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 10.2 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 9.2 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 9.2 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Generation Museum: 12.9 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 6.2 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 6.2 mi
- Matador Falls: 13.6 mi
- Kendall: 11.0 mi
- Blooming Rose: 11.8 mi
- Frankville: 19.6 mi
- Kempton: 20.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 11.6 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 20.8 mi
- Don Knotts: 24.2 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 23.9 mi
- White Rocks: 24.5 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 21.0 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Gregg Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | ESE 109° | 984 m | 15.6 mi |
| Roth Rock | SSE 166° | 983 m | 16.8 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | SE 145° | 977 m | 14.3 mi |
| Conneway Hill | SSE 155° | 973 m | 15.1 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | S 177° | 972 m | 11.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | ESE 114° | 953 m | 14.8 mi |
| Marsh Hill | ENE 69° | 948 m | 9.3 mi |
| Snaggy Mountain | ESE 113° | 946 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terra Alta #1, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356517288
Day trips start here
- Kingwood · 9 mi
- McHenry · 10 mi
- Grantsville · 24 mi
- Morgantown · 24 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
- Grafton · 28 mi
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